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SCHKGLPLEF
CH
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Art. 149a Bundesgesetz vom 11. April 1889 über Schuldbetreibung und Konkurs (SchKG)
SchKG; Dritter Titel: Betreibung auf Pfändung ; II. Verwertung; D. Verteilung; 4. Verlustschein; b. Verjährung und Löschung
Art. 149a SchKG
Die durch den Verlustschein verurkundete Forderung verjährt 20 Jahre nach der Ausstellung des Verlustscheines; gegenüber den Erben des Schuldners jedoch verjährt sie spätestens ein Jahr nach Eröffnung des Erbganges.
Der Schuldner kann die Forderung jederzeit durch Zahlung an das Betreibungsamt, welches den Verlustschein ausgestellt hat, tilgen. Das Amt leitet den Betrag an den Gläubiger weiter oder hinterlegt ihn gegebenenfalls bei der Depositenstelle.
Nach der Tilgung wird der Eintrag des Verlustscheines in den Registern gelöscht. Die Löschung wird dem Schuldner auf Verlangen bescheinigt.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (71)
ZKBER.2012.54 · so (Art. 149a SchKG)
Cantonal Surcharge on Basic Allowance Upheld Pending Individual Expenditure Review
Cited in the reasoning section concerning the statute of limitations for deficiency claims, although not explicitly used in the final operative part regarding the main decision on the objection.
C/3562/2025 · ge (art. 149a LP)
Creditor's Claim in Bankruptcy Interrupted Prescription of Debt Evidenced by 1993 Unpaid Debt Certificate
The court's decision to overturn the lower court's finding of prescription is based on the application and interpretation of the 20-year prescription period for claims based on a debt acknowledgement via a certificate of non-prosecution.
32.2025.13 · ti (art. 149a cpv. 1 LEF)
Disability Pension Calculation and Default Interest Appeal
This article was cited to confirm that the claim for compensation for execution costs was not time-barred.
ZSU.2024.139 · ag (Art. 149a Abs. 1 SchKG)
Creditor's Debt Enforcement Proceedings Denied Due to Expired Statute of Limitations
Cited as the legal basis for the prescription period of a claim based on a loss certificate and the determination that the claim had expired.
A/2600/2024 · ge (art. 149a al. 1 de la loi fédérale sur la poursuite pour dettes et la faillite du 11 avril 1889 (LP - RS 281.1))
Child Support Arrears Collection Termination Upheld Due to Exhaustion of Means and Insolvency
Cited in the reasoning that supports the dismissal, concerning the prescription of the outstanding claims.
ZSU.2024.41 · ag (Art. 149a Abs. 1 SchKG)
Debt Collection Certificate Triggers 20-Year Limitation Period for Social Assistance Reimbursement
This provision governs the statute of limitations for claims documented by a certificate of loss (Verlustschein), and is central to determining whether the claim is time-barred.
ZSU.2024.42 · ag (Art. 149a SchKG)
Creditor v. Debtor (Statute of Limitations and Enforcement Titles)
The court upheld the lower court's decision that the claim was time-barred based on this provision concerning the statute of limitations for claims confirmed by a certificate of loss.
VR230005 · zh (Art. 115 SchKG i.V.m. Art. 149a Abs. 1 SchKG)
Set-off of Legal Cost Award Against Prior Court Costs
Used to determine that the claim secured by the loss certificate (Verlustschein) was not time-barred, confirming the claim's validity for set-off.
ZSU.2023.173 · ag (Art. 149a Abs. 1 SchKG)
Municipality v. Taxpayer Debt Enforcement
The court used this provision to state that the claim documented by a loss certificate prescribes 20 years after the issuance of the loss certificate, refuting the debtor's claim of imminent prescription.
ZSU.2023.112 · ag (Art. 149a Abs. 1 SchKG)
Debt Collection Costs Not Time-Barred by Statute of Limitations
Applied to determine that the claim documented by the loss certificate had not yet expired at the time the enforcement was initiated.
C/25987/2022 · ge (art. 149a al. 1 LP)
Cantonal Tax Authority v. Payment Order Opposition
Cited in the reasoning to determine that the 20-year prescription period had been interrupted and was not yet expired.
C1 16 58 · vs (art. 149a al. 3 LP)
Debt Release Following Settlement Agreement
The court implicitly referred to the debtor's right to have the record of the deed of default of assets struck, as requested in the initial conclusions, although the final order deemed the conclusion inadmissible.
A/2171/2022 · ge (art. 149a LP)
Refusal to Register Late Opposition to Enforcement Notice Upheld
This provision on the prescription period for deeds of debt enforcement was discussed concerning the complainant's argument regarding the underlying claim, although the court ruled it was not competent to rule on prescription.
ML.2021.154 · vd (Art. 149a al. 1 LP)
Tax Debt Enforcement Interruption of Prescription
This article on the prescription period for claims established by an official certificate of debt (acte de défaut de biens) was used to rule on the appellant's main argument regarding prescription.
F-2862/2018 (Art. 265 Abs. 2 i.V.m. Art. 149a Abs. 1 SchKG)
Employer's Obligation to Pay Security Deposits for Asylum Seekers Not Time-Barred
Used to determine the 20-year statute of limitations for the claim based on the certificate of loss.