Swiss Criminal CodeEnglish is not an official language of the Swiss Confederation. This translation is provided for information purposes only and has no legal force. |
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Art. 371
Extract for private individuals1 1Any person may request the Swiss Central Register of Convictions to issue a written extract from the register of criminal convictions relating to him. The extract lists convictions for felonies and misdemeanours; convictions for contraventions appear in the extract only if an activity prohibition order or a contact prohibition and exclusion order in accordance with Article 67 or 67b of this Code or under Article 50 or 50b MCC2 or under Article 16a JCLA3was imposed.4 2Juvenile convictions appear in the extract from the register of convictions only if the person concerned was convicted as an adult of additional offences that must be included in the extract from the register of convictions. 3A conviction containing a sentence is no longer included in the extract from the register of convictions if two thirds of the period required for removal in accordance with Article 369 paragraphs 1-5 and 6 has elapsed.5 3bisA conviction containing a suspended or partially suspended sentence is no longer included in the extract from the register of convictions if the offender was of good behaviour until the expiry of the probationary period.6 4A conviction containing a measure in addition to a sentence or a measure alone is no longer included in the extract from the register of convictions if half of the period required for removal in accordance with Article 369 paragraphs 1-5 and 6 has elapsed.7 4bisA conviction that includes an expulsion order appears in the extract from the register of convictions for as long as the person concerned is subject to the order. If the period under paragraph 3 or 4 is longer, it determines how long the order appears in the private extract.8 5On expiry of the period in accordance with paragraphs 3, 4 and 4bis, the conviction remains in the extract from the register of convictions if it contains a conviction in respect of which the period has not yet expired.9 1 Amended by No I 1 of the FA of 13 Dec. 2013 on Activity Prohibition Orders and Contact Prohibition and Exclusion Orders, in force since 1 Jan. 2015 (AS 2014 2055; BBl 2012 8819). |
