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Title One: Offences against Life and Limb

Art. 111 1. Homicide. / Intentional homicide

Art. 112 1. Homicide. / Murder

Art. 113 1. Homicide. / Manslaughter

Art. 114 1. Homicide. / Homicide at the request of the victim

Art. 115 1. Homicide. / Inciting and assisting suicide

Art. 116 1. Homicide. / Infanticide

Art. 117 1. Homicide. / Homicide through negligence

Art. 118 2. Abortion. / Illegal abortion

Art. 119 2. Abortion. / Legal abortion

Art. 120 2. Abortion. / Contraventions by physicians

Art. 121

Art. 122 3. Assault. / Serious assault

Art. 123 3. Assault. / Common assault

Art. 124 3. Assault. / Female genital mutilation

Art. 125 3. Assault. / Assault through negligence

Art. 126 3. Assault. / Acts of aggression

Art. 127 Abandonment

Art. 128 Abandonment / Failure to offer aid in an emergency

Art. 128^bis Abandonment / False alarm

Art. 129 Abandonment / Endangering life

Art. 130–132

Art. 133 Abandonment / Brawling

Art. 134 Abandonment / Attack

Art. 135 Abandonment / Representations of acts of violence

Art. 136 Abandonment / Administering substances capable of causing injury to children

Title Two:¹ Offences against Property

Art. 137 1. Offences against property. / Unlawful appropriation

Art. 138 1. Offences against property. / Misappropriation

Art. 139 1. Offences against property. / Theft

Art. 140 1. Offences against property. / Robbery

Art. 141 1. Offences against property. / Removal of property

Art. 141^bis 1. Offences against property. / Unlawful use of financial assets

Art. 142 1. Offences against property. / Unlawful abstraction of energy

Art. 143 1. Offences against property. / Unauthorised obtaining of data

Art. 143^bis 1. Offences against property. / Unauthorised access to a data processing system

Art. 144 1. Offences against property. / Criminal damage

Art. 144^bis 1. Offences against property. / Damage to data

Art. 145 1. Offences against property. / Misappropriation and removal of property subject to a pledge or lien

Art. 146 1. Offences against property. / Fraud

Art. 147 1. Offences against property. / Computer fraud

Art. 148 1. Offences against property. / Misuse of a cheque card or credit card

Art. 149 1. Offences against property. / Making off from a hotel, restaurant or bar without payment

Art. 150 1. Offences against property. / Obtaining a service without payment

Art. 150^bis 1. Offences against property. / Production and marketing of equipment for the unauthorised decoding of encoded services

Art. 151 1. Offences against property. / Maliciously causing financial loss to another

Art. 152 1. Offences against property. / False statements about commercial business

Art. 153 1. Offences against property. / False statements to the commercial register authorities

Art. 154

Art. 155 1. Offences against property. / Counterfeiting of goods

Art. 156 1. Offences against property. / Extortion

Art. 157 1. Offences against property. / Profiteering

Art. 158 1. Offences against property. / Criminal mismanagement

Art. 159 1. Offences against property. / Misuse of salary deductions

Art. 160 1. Offences against property. / Handling stolen goods

Art. 161

Art. 161^bis

Art. 162 2. Breach of manufacturing or trade secrecy

Art. 163 3. Bankruptcy and debt collection felonies or misdemeanours. / Fraudulent bankruptcy and fraud against seizure

Art. 164 3. Bankruptcy and debt collection felonies or misdemeanours. / Reduction of assets to the prejudice of creditors

Art. 165 3. Bankruptcy and debt collection felonies or misdemeanours. / Mismanagement

Art. 166 3. Bankruptcy and debt collection felonies or misdemeanours. / Failure to keep proper accounts

Art. 167 3. Bankruptcy and debt collection felonies or misdemeanours. / Undue preference to creditors

Art. 168 3. Bankruptcy and debt collection felonies or misdemeanours. / Subornation in enforcement proceedings

Art. 169 3. Bankruptcy and debt collection felonies or misdemeanours. / Disposal of seized assets

Art. 170 3. Bankruptcy and debt collection felonies or misdemeanours. / Obtaining a judicial composition agreement by fraud

Art. 171 3. Bankruptcy and debt collection felonies or misdemeanours. / Judicial composition agreement

Art. 171^bis 3. Bankruptcy and debt collection felonies or misdemeanours. / Revocation of bankruptcy

Art. 172 4. General provisions. / ...

Art. 172^bis 4. General provisions. / Combination of a custodial sentence with a monetary penalty

Art. 172^ter 4. General provisions. / Minor offences against property

Title Three: Offences against Personal Honour and in Breach of Secrecy or Privacy²

Art. 173 1. Offence against personal honour. / Defamation

Art. 174 1. Offence against personal honour. / Wilful defamation

Art. 175 1. Offence against personal honour. / Defamation of a deceased person or of a person missing presumed dead

Art. 176 1. Offence against personal honour. / General provision

Art. 177 1. Offence against personal honour. / Insult

Art. 178 1. Offence against personal honour. / Limitation

Art. 179 2. Offences in breach of privacy or secrecy. / Breach of the privacy of a sealed document

Art. 179^bis 2. Offences in breach of privacy or secrecy. / Listening in on and recording the conversations of others

Art. 179^ter 2. Offences in breach of privacy or secrecy. / Unauthorised recording of conversations

Art. 179^quater 2. Offences in breach of privacy or secrecy. / Breach of secrecy or privacy through the use of an image-carrying device

Art. 179^quinquies 2. Offences in breach of privacy or secrecy. / Legal recordings

Art. 179^sexies 2. Offences in breach of privacy or secrecy. / Marketing and promotion of devices for unlawful listening or sound or image recording

Art. 179^septies 2. Offences in breach of privacy or secrecy. / Misuse of a telecommunications installation

Art. 179^octies 2. Offences in breach of privacy or secrecy. / Official surveillance, exempted acts

Art. 179^novies 2. Offences in breach of privacy or secrecy. / Obtaining personal data without authorisation

Title Four: Felonies and Misdemeanours against Liberty

Art. 180 Threatening behaviour

Art. 181 Coercion

Art. 182 Trafficking in human beings

Art. 183 False imprisonment and abduction

Art. 184 Aggravating circumstances

Art. 185 Hostage taking

Art. 186 Unlawful entry

Title Five:³ Offences against Sexual Integrity

Art. 187 Sexual acts with children

Art. 188 Sexual acts with children / Sexual acts with dependent persons

Art. 189 Indecent assault

Art. 190 Indecent assault / Rape

Art. 191 Indecent assault / Sexual acts with persons incapable of judgement or resistance

Art. 192 Indecent assault / Sexual acts with persons in institutional care, prisoners and persons on remand

Art. 193 Indecent assault / Exploitation of a person in a position of need or dependency

Art. 194 Indecent assault / Indecent conduct

Art. 195 Encouraging prostitution

Art. 196

Art. 197 4. Pornography

Art. 198 Sexual harassment

Art. 199 Sexual harassment / Unauthorised practice of prostitution

Art. 200 6. Joint commission

Art. 201–212

Title Six: Felonies and Misdemeanours against the Family

Art. 213 Incest

Art. 214

Art. 215 Bigamy

Art. 216

Art. 217 Neglect of duty to support the family

Art. 218

Art. 219 Neglect of duties of care, supervision or education

Art. 220 Abduction of minors

Title Seven: Felonies and Misdemeanours constituting a Public Danger

Art. 221 Arson

Art. 222 Negligent arson

Art. 223 Causing an explosion

Art. 224 Misuse of explosives and toxic gases with criminal intent

Art. 225 Misuse of explosives or toxic gases without criminal intent or through negligence

Art. 226 Misuse of explosives or toxic gases without criminal intent or through negligence / Manufacture, concealment and transport of explosives and toxic gases

Art. 226^bis Causing danger by means of nuclear energy, radioactivity or ionising radiation

Art. 226^ter Preparatory offences

Art. 227 Preparatory offences / Causing a flood, collapse or landslide

Art. 228 Preparatory offences / Criminal damage to electrical installations, and hydraulic or protective structures

Art. 229 Preparatory offences / Violation of construction regulations

Art. 230 Preparatory offences / Removal or non-installation of safety devices

Title Eight: Felonies and Misdemeanours against Public Health

Art. 230^bis Causing danger by means of genetically modified or pathogenic organisms

Art. 231 Transmission of human diseases

Art. 232 Transmission of an epizootic disease

Art. 233 Propagation of harmful parasites

Art. 234 Contamination of drinking water

Art. 235 Production of harmful animal feed

Art. 236 Marketing of harmful animal feed

Title Nine: Felonies and Misdemeanours against Public Traffic

Art. 237 Disruption of public traffic

Art. 238 Disruption of rail traffic

Art. 239 Disruption of public services

Title Ten: Counterfeiting of Money, Official Stamps, Official Marks, Weights and Measures

Art. 240 Counterfeiting money

Art. 241 Falsification of money

Art. 242 Passing or tendering counterfeit money

Art. 243 Imitation of bank notes, coins or official stamps without intent to commit forgery

Art. 244 Import, acquisition and storage of counterfeit money

Art. 245 Forgery of official stamps

Art. 246 Forgery of official marks

Art. 247 Counterfeiting equipment and unlawful use of equipment

Art. 248 Falsification of weights and measures

Art. 249 Forfeiture

Art. 250 Foreign currency and stamps

Title Eleven: Forgery

Art. 251 Forgery of a document

Art. 252 Forgery of certificates

Art. 253 Obtaining a false certificate by fraud

Art. 254 Suppression of documents

Art. 255 Official foreign documents

Art. 256 Moving of boundary markers

Art. 257 Removal of survey points and water level indicators

Title Twelve: Felonies and Misdemeanours against Public Order

Art. 258 Causing fear and alarm among the general public

Art. 259 Public incitement to commit a felony or act of violence

Art. 260 Rioting

Art. 260^bis Acts preparatory to the commission of an offence

Art. 260^ter Criminal organisation

Art. 260^quater Endangering public safety with weapons

Art. 260^quinquies Financing terrorism

Art. 261 Attack on the freedom of faith and the freedom to worship

Art. 261^bis Racial discrimination

Art. 262 Disturbing the peace of the dead

Art. 263 Committing an offence while in a state of voluntarily induced mental incapacity

Title Twelve^bis:⁴ Genocide and Crimes against Humanity

Art. 264 Genocide

Art. 264a Crimes against humanity

Title Twelve^ter:⁵ War Crimes

Art. 264b 1. Scope of application

Art. 264c 2. Serious violations of the Geneva Conventions

Art. 264d a. Attacks on civilians and civilian objects

Art. 264e b. Unjustified medical treatment, violation of sexual rights and human dignity

Art. 264f c. Recruitment and use of child soldiers

Art. 264g d. Prohibited methods of warfare

Art. 264h e. Use of prohibited weapons

Art. 264i 4. Violation of a ceasefire or peace agreement. Offences against a peace negotiator. Delayed repatriation of prisoners of war

Art. 264j 5. Other violations of international humanitarian law

Title Twelve^quater:⁶ Common Provisions for Title Twelve^bis and Title Twelve^ter

Art. 264k Criminal liability of superiors

Art. 264l Acting on orders

Art. 264m Acts carried out abroad

Art. 264n Exclusion of relative immunity

Title Thirteen: Felonies and Misdemeanours against the State and National Security

Art. 265 1. Felonies and misdemeanours against the state. / High treason

Art. 266 1. Felonies and misdemeanours against the state. / Attacks on the independence of the Confederation

Art. 266^bis 1. Felonies and misdemeanours against the state. / Foreign operations and activities directed against the security of Switzerland

Art. 267 1. Felonies and misdemeanours against the state. / Diplomatic treason

Art. 268 1. Felonies and misdemeanours against the state. / Moving of national boundary markers

Art. 269 1. Felonies and misdemeanours against the state. / Violation of Swiss territorial sovereignty

Art. 270 1. Felonies and misdemeanours against the state. / Attacks on Swiss national emblems

Art. 271 1. Felonies and misdemeanours against the state. / Unlawful activities on behalf of a foreign state

Art. 272 2. Espionage. / Political espionage

Art. 273 2. Espionage. / Industrial espionage

Art. 274 2. Espionage. / Military espionage

Art. 275 3. Endangering the constitutional order. / Attacks on the constitutional order

Art. 275^bis 3. Endangering the constitutional order. / Subversive propaganda

Art. 275^ter 3. Endangering the constitutional order. / Unlawful association

Art. 276 4. Disruption of military security. / Incitement and inducement to violate military duties

Art. 277 4. Disruption of military security. / Forgery of military orders or instructions

Art. 278 4. Disruption of military security. / Disruption of military service

Title Fourteen: Misdemeanours against the Will of the People

Art. 279 Disruption and obstruction of elections and votes

Art. 280 Attacks on the right to vote

Art. 281 Corrupt electoral practices

Art. 282 Electoral fraud

Art. 282^bis Vote catching

Art. 283 Breach of voting secrecy

Art. 284

Title Fifteen: Offences against Official Powers

Art. 285 Violence and threats against public authorities and public officials

Art. 286 Prevention of an official act

Art. 287 Usurpation of office

Art. 288

Art. 289 Removal of seized property

Art. 290 Breaking the seals

Art. 291 Breach of an expulsion order

Art. 292 Contempt of official orders

Art. 293 Publication of secret official proceedings

Art. 294 Breach of a prohibition from practising a profession

Art. 295

Title Sixteen: Offences detrimental to Foreign Relations

Art. 296 Insulting a foreign state

Art. 297 Insulting an international organisation

Art. 298 Attacks on the national emblems of a foreign state

Art. 299 Violation of foreign territorial sovereignty

Art. 300 Hostility towards a country at war or foreign troops

Art. 301 Military espionage against a foreign state

Art. 302 Prosecution

Title Seventeen: Felonies and Misdemeanours against the Administration of Justice

Art. 303 False accusation

Art. 304 Misleading the judicial authorities

Art. 305 Assisting offenders

Art. 305^bis Money laundering

Art. 305^ter Insufficient diligence in financial transactions and right to report

Art. 306 Perjury by a party to civil proceedings

Art. 307 Perjury. Perjury by an expert witness. False translation

Art. 308 Mitigation of the sentence

Art. 309 Administrative cases and proceedings before international courts

Art. 310 Assisting prisoners to escape

Art. 311 Prison mutiny

Title Eighteen: Offences against Official or Professional Duty

Art. 312 Abuse of public office

Art. 313 Overcharging of taxes

Art. 314 Misconduct in public office

Art. 315–316

Art. 317 Forgery of a document by a public official

Art. 317^bis Exempted acts

Art. 318 Issuing a false medical certificate

Art. 319 Assistance by a public official in the escape of prisoners

Art. 320 Breach of official secrecy

Art. 321 Breach of professional confidentiality

Art. 321^bis Breach of professional confidentiality in medical research

Art. 321^ter Breach of postal or telecommunications secrecy

Art. 322 Breach of the media duty to provide information

Art. 322^bis Failure to prevent an illegal publication

Title Nineteen:⁷ Bribery

Art. 322^ter 1. Bribery of Swiss public officials. / Bribery

Art. 322^quater 1. Bribery of Swiss public officials. / Acceptance of bribes

Art. 322^quinquies 1. Bribery of Swiss public officials. / Granting an advantage

Art. 322^sexies 1. Bribery of Swiss public officials. / Acceptance of an advantage

Art. 322^septies 2. Bribery of foreign public officials

Art. 322^octies 3. General provisions

Title Twenty:⁸ Contraventions of Federal Law

Art. 323 Failure of a debtor to comply with the regulations governing Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy proceedings

Art. 324 Failure of third parties to comply with the regulations governing debt collection, bankruptcy and composition proceedings

Art. 325 Failure to comply with accounting regulations

Art. 325^bis Failure to comply with the regulations governing the protection of tenants of domestic and commercial properties

Art. 326 Application to legal entities, trading companies and sole proprietorships / 1. ...

Art. 326^bis Application to legal entities, trading companies and sole proprietorships / 2. In cases falling under Article 325^bis

Art. 326^ter Contravention of the law on business and other names

Art. 326^quater Provision of false information by an employee benefits institution

Art. 327

Art. 328 Reproduction of postage stamps without intent to commit forgery

Art. 329 Breach of military secrecy

Art. 330 Trading in material requisitioned by the armed forces

Art. 331 Unauthorised wearing of the military uniform

Art. 332 Failure to report a find Failure to report a find

¹ Amended by No I of the Federal Act of 17 June 1994, in force since 1 Jan. 1995 (AS 1994 2290 2307; BBl 1991 II 969).
² Amended by No I of the Federal Act of 20 Dec. 1968, in force since 1 May 1969 (AS 1969 319 322; BBl 1968 I 585).
³ Amended by No 1 of the Federal Act of 21 June 1991, in force since 1 Oct. 1992 (AS 1992 1670 1678; BBl 1985 II 1009).
⁴ Inserted by No I of the Federal Act of 24 March 2000 (AS 2000 2725; BBl 1999 5327). Amended by No I 1 of the Federal Act of 18 June 2010 on the Amendment of Federal Legislation in Implementation of the Rome Statue of the International Criminal Court, in force since 1 Jan. 2011 (AS 2010 4963; BBl 2008 3863).
⁵ Inserted by No I 1 of the Federal Act of 18 June 2010 on the Amendment of Federal Legislation in Implementation of the Rome Statue of the International Criminal Court, in force since 1 Jan. 2011 (AS 2010 4963; BBl 2008 3863).
⁶ Inserted by No I 1 of the Federal Act of 18 June 2010 on the Amendment of Federal Legislation in Implementation of the Rome Statue of the International Criminal Court, in force since 1 Jan. 2011 (AS 2010 4963; BBl 2008 3863).
⁷ Inserted by No I 1 of the Federal Act of 22 Dec. 1999 (Revision of the Criminal Law on Corruption), in force since 1 May 2000 (AS 2000 1121 1126; BBl 1999 5497).
⁸ Originally Title 19.

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