Asservate (items held in official custody) - return of confiscated or seized objects
Asservate - Rückgabe von beschlagnahmten oder sichergestellten Gegenständen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
An Asservat (item held in evidence) is an object secured or confiscated by the police or the law enforcement authorities as part of hazard prevention or the securing of evidence.
Once the reason underlying the securing or the securing of evidence no longer applies, the competent judicial authority/office can issue a judicial order for the handover of the Asservat to its owner. This then entitles the owner to collect the item from the location stated in the letter (Asservatenstelle der Polizei Berlin [evidence office of the Berlin police], Gemeinsame Asservatenstelle der Justiz [joint evidence office of the judiciary], or, for the collection of vehicles, the Bußgeldstelle Berlin [Berlin fines office]).
Book an appointment
Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)
Requirements
• Verfügung zur Aushändigung (handover order)
To pick up the Asservat (item held in official custody), you need the respective judicial "Verfügung zur Aushändigung" or that of the responsible department handling the case.
• For picking up the Asservat at the Asservatenstelle (property and evidence office) of the Polizei Berlin (Berlin Police): appointment booking
If your Asservat is to be handed over to you by the Asservatenstelle of the Polizei Berlin, you need an appointment (Termin).
• For firearms: suitable transport container
When picking up firearms, note that a transport container meeting the applicable regulations must be brought along.
Documents you need
• Order for handover
• Valid personal identification documents for identification purposes
• When collecting firearms: Weapons licence (waffenrechtliche Erlaubnis)
• When represented by another person: Power of attorney with a copy of the authorising person's identity document
Collection of firearms is not possible by proxy.
Fees
none
Legal basis
• Strafprozeßordnung (StPO, Code of Criminal Procedure) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stpo/
Who is responsible
The responsible body is the one named in the "Verfügung zur Aushändigung" (order for handover). Please pay attention to the location stated in the letter.
• Asservatenstelle der Polizei Berlin (Berlin Police evidence office): appointment (Termin) required
• Bußgeldstelle Berlin (Berlin fines office) www.berlin.de/polizei/aufgaben/bussgeldstelle/kfz-sicherstel: for the handover of vehicles
• Gemeinsame Asservatenstelle der Staatsanwaltschaft Berlin (Joint evidence office of the Berlin Public Prosecutor's Office)
Responsible for you
Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.
- Polizei Berlin
- Polizei Berlin - LandeskriminalamtTempelhofer Damm 12, 12101 Berlin
- Staatsanwaltschaft Berlin
- Gemeinsame Asservatenstelle der Staatsanwaltschaft BerlinTurmstraße 91, 10559 Berlin
Original
Service number 328809 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/328809/