(1) The fee in the proceedings of the administrative authority is set according to the regulatory fine which has been assessed against the person concerned in the regulatory fining notice. If a regulatory fine is assessed against a legal person or an association of persons in accordance with section 30, a fee is levied on the legal person or association of persons which is measured in line with the regulatory fine imposed on them. In assessing a regulatory fine, 5 % of the amount of the assessed regulatory fine is levied as a fee, but at least 25 euros and no more than 7,500 euros.
(2) If the administrative authority has rendered a final decision in the case of section 25a of the Road Traffic Act, the fee is 20 euros.
(3) The following fees are levied as expenses:
1. fees for telegrams;
2. a flat amount of 3.50 euros for each service with notice of delivery, registered item with advice of delivery, or by personnel of the administrative authority;
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4. Expenditure for publication; expenditures is not collected for the announcement in an electronic information and communication system if the fee is not calculated for the individual case, or not for an individual set of proceedings;
5. the amounts to be paid in accordance with the Justice Remuneration and Compensation Act, even if no payments are to be made for reasons of reciprocity, to simplify administrative matters, or for comparable reasons; if no fee is to be levied because of section 1 (2) sentence 2 of the Justice Remuneration and Compensation Act, the amount is levied which would have been payable without this provision; if the expenditure is caused by various legal matters, it is adequately apportioned to the individual legal matters; expenses for translators consulted to enforce the rights of blind persons or persons with impaired vision (section 191a (1) of the Court Constitution Act), as well as expenses for experts arising as a result of the investigation of an accused person in accordance with section 43 (2) of the Youth Courts Act (Jugendgerichtsgesetz), are not levied; expenses for sign language interpreters are only levied in accordance with sections 464c, 467a (1) sentence 2 in conjunction with section 467 (2) sentence 1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure;
6. with regard to out-of-office business transactions
a) the compensation (travel costs, reimbursement of expenses) granted to personnel of the administrative authority on the basis of legal provisions,
b) and the expenditure for making premises available,
c) for the use of official vehicles, 0.30 euros for each kilometre driven;
expenditure caused by various legal matters is adequately apportioned to the individual legal matters;
7. amounts to be paid to attorneys;
8. the expenditure for the transportation of persons;
9. amounts granted to destitute persons for travelling to the place of a hearing, an examination or investigation and back, up to the amounts to be paid in accordance with the Justice Remuneration and Compensation Act;
10. amounts payable to third parties for
a) the transportation of animals and items, with the exception of postal fees accruing therefrom; the safekeeping of animals and items, as well as the feeding of animals;
b) the search or examination of premises and items, including measures in preparation for the search or examination;
c) surveillance of ships and aircraft;
11. the costs of coercive detention;
12. amounts payable in accordance with section 12 of the Federal Fees Act (Bundesgebührengesetz), with Part 5 of the Act on Consular Services (Konsulargesetz), and with the Special Fees Ordinance of the Federal Foreign Office (Besondere Gebührenverordnung des Auswärtigen Amts) in accordance with section 22 (4) of the Federal Fees Act in the context of administrative assistance;
13. fees payable to German authorities for the performance of their own tasks, and the amounts due to these authorities, public facilities, or their personnel, replacing expenditure of the nature designated in numbers 1 to 11, even if for reasons of reciprocity, to simplify administrative matters, or for comparable reasons, no payments are to be made; the amount of this expenditure is limited by the minimum amounts for the designated expenditure;
14. the amounts due to foreign agencies, institutions or persons abroad, as well as costs of international mutual legal and administrative assistance, even if no payments are to be made for reasons of reciprocity, to simplify administrative matters, or for comparable reasons.
(4) If an administrative authority of the Federation has issued the regulatory fining notice, section 14 (2), as well as sections 19 to 21 of the Administrative Costs Act dated 23 June 1970 (Federal Law Gazette I, page 821) in the version applicable until 14 August 2013, apply to the cancellation of costs in case of improper treatment of subject matter, as well as to the cancellation, remission, lapse and reimbursement of costs, or costs falling under the statute of limitation, otherwise the pertinent legal provisions of the Land apply.
(5) Persons requesting transmittal of files are charged a flat-rate of 12 euros as expenses per item transmitted, including return by the authorities. No flat rate is charged if the file is kept in electronic form, and if it is transmitted by electronic means.