Swiss Criminal Code

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Art. 221

Ar­son

 

1Any per­son who wil­fully causes a fire and thus does dam­age to an­oth­er or causes a danger to the pub­lic is li­able to a cus­todi­al sen­tence of not less than one year.

2If the of­fend­er wil­fully en­dangers the life and limb of oth­ers, the pen­alty is a cus­todi­al sen­tence of not less than three years.

3If the dam­age caused is minor, the pen­alty may be re­duced to a cus­todi­al sen­tence of up to three years or to a mon­et­ary pen­alty.

 
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