Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the postal fee of CHF 8 for service of the payment order was unlawful and had to be reduced to CHF 5.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The fee was lawful; the complaint was unfounded because the applicable tariff since 1 April 2011 was CHF 8 and the office could choose the method of service.
Extrahierte Begründung
Service by the office or by post is permitted under Art. 72 SchKG. The debtor has no right to a prior collection notice or to take receipt at the office. The charge for having an employee serve the payment order counts as an office expense under Art. 13 GebV SchKG, and the specific postal/service tariff had been increased to CHF 8.