Swiss Criminal Code

¹Any per­son who com­mits acts of ag­gres­sion against an­oth­er that do not cause any in­jury to the per­son or health is li­able on com­plaint to a fine.

²The of­fend­er is pro­sec­uted ex of­fi­cio if he com­mits the of­fence re­peatedly:

a.

on a per­son un­der his pro­tec­tion or in his care, and in par­tic­u­lar on a child;

b.

on his spouse dur­ing the mar­riage or up to a year after di­vorce; or

b^bis.¹

on his re­gistered part­ner dur­ing the peri­od of the re­gistered part­ner­ship or up to a year after its dis­sol­u­tion; or

c.

on his het­ero­sexu­al or ho­mo­sexu­al part­ner provided they have at any time co­hab­ited and the act was com­mit­ted at that time or up to one year after sep­ar­a­tion.²