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Visura protesti (protested bills search)

In short

The visura protesti says whether a person or a business has unpaid cheques or bills of exchange recorded against them in the last five years. The electronic register of protests is kept by the chambers of commerce, and it is public.

The document at a glance

What it contains
The protests recorded against the person in the last five years · the type of instrument (cheque, promissory note, bill of exchange) · the amount and the date · the cancellation, if any
What it is for
One more check on the seller or on whoever is taking on an obligation, when the amount at stake justifies it. In property negotiations it is rarely decisive.
Who can request it
Anyone.
Where to request it
The chamber of commerce, at the counter or through its online service.
What it costs
Paid: a few euros in administrative fees.
How long it takes
Same day; by post, a day or two.
Legal value
No.
What it does not say Five years, and only credit instruments. An older protest has already been cancelled by law, and all other debt, mortgage loans included, does not pass through this register: its absence does not mean that someone pays.

How a protest is cancelled

Anyone who pays the instrument within twelve months of the protest can ask the President of the chamber of commerce to cancel it, attaching proof of payment. After that deadline the route left is rehabilitation (riabilitazione), which asks the court for a decree after one year of regular conduct. In both cases cancellation does not happen by itself: it must be requested, and until it is, the protest stays on record even if the debt was settled long ago.

When you do not need it

How to get it · not from us

We do not sell it

The register of protests (protesti) is consulted at the Chamber of Commerce, which issues it at the counter or from its website. The channel we use does not reach this register.

Where to get it, then

Chamber of Commerce, at the counter or from the online service: a few euros, same day.

costs and channels checked on 28 July 2026

Free, on the auctions

Whoever is selling a lot is checked elsewhere first

The lot page has the procedure, the court and the dates: the protest check is the last one, not the first.

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The document after this one

Visura camerale (company register extract) The real state of the business in front of you. Ispezione ipotecaria (mortgage search) What weighs on the property being negotiated. Visura pregiudizievoli (charges against a person) Enforcement proceedings against a person.

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Costs, channels and access requirements are procedures of the body that issues the document, checked at source on 28 July 2026. Before you act, check on the body's website.