Swiss Criminal Code

1. Any per­son who for his own or an­oth­er's un­law­ful gain ap­pro­pri­ates move­able prop­erty be­long­ing to an­oth­er but en­trus­ted to him,

any per­son who makes un­law­ful use of fin­an­cial as­sets en­trus­ted to him for his own or an­oth­er's be­ne­fit,

is li­able to a cus­todi­al sen­tence not ex­ceed­ing five years or to a mon­et­ary pen­alty.

Mis­ap­pro­pri­ation to the det­ri­ment of a re­l­at­ive or fam­ily mem­ber is pro­sec­uted only on com­plaint.

2. Any per­son who com­mits the fore­go­ing of­fence in his ca­pa­city as a mem­ber of a pub­lic au­thor­ity, or as a pub­lic of­fi­cial, guard­i­an, ad­viser, pro­fes­sion­al as­set man­ager, or in the prac­tice of a pro­fes­sion or a trade or the ex­e­cu­tion of a com­mer­cial trans­ac­tion for which he has been au­thor­ised by a pub­lic au­thor­ity, is li­able to a cus­todi­al sen­tence not ex­ceed­ing ten years or to a mon­et­ary pen­alty.¹