The court or the conciliation authority may demand that the plaintiff make an advance payment not exceeding one half of the expected court costs.
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- [61] Amended by No I of the FA of 17 March 2023 (Improving Practicality and Law Enforcement), in force since 1 Jan. 2025 (AS 2023 491; BBl 2020 2697).
It may request an advance payment not exceeding the total estimated court costs in the following cases:
proceedings under Article 6 paragraph 4 letter c and Article 8;
conciliation proceedings;
summary proceedings, with the exception of interim measures under Article 248 letter d and family law disputes under Articles 271, 276, 302 and 305;
appellate proceedings.