(1) Anyone who moves into a residence is required to register with the registration authority within two weeks of moving in.
(2) Anyone who moves out of a residence and does not move into another residence in Germany is required to deregister with the registration authority within two weeks of moving out. Deregistration is not possible until one week before moving out at the earliest; the population register is updated as of the date moved out.
(3) Registration or deregistration in respect of persons under 16 years of age is the obligation of the persons into or out of whose residence the persons under 16 years of age move. Newborns born in Germany are only to be registered if they live in a residence other than that of their parents or mother. If a caregiver or guardian has been appointed for an adult, registration or deregistration is the obligation of this caregiver or guardian.
(4) The registry offices inform the registration authorities without delay of children for whom they have issued birth certificates and of every change in a person’s civil status.