stands for "Software Automation im Standesamt" (Software Automation in the Registry Office) from the Verlag für Standesamtswesen GmbH publishing house and is the electronic registry office procedure in Rhineland-Palatinate.

This specialized procedure supports registrars in all processes for which they are responsible under the Civil Status Act.

The introduction of the new electronic civil registry ePR for all municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate was completed in October 2013.

This electronic civil registry replaces the previous civil registry books (marriage registry, civil partnership registry, birth registry, death registry) in Germany. Each entry is provided with the permanently verifiable qualified electronic signature of the registrar.

Further information can be found in the article "New electronic civil registry in Rhineland-PalatinatePDF-File2,56 MB" published in the association magazine of the Association of Municipalities and Cities "Gemeinde und Stadt" (Municipality and City), issue 6/2011.