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. |
Art. 372
1. Duty to execute sentences and measures 1The cantons shall execute the judgments issued by their criminal courts on the basis of this Code. They are obliged to execute the judgments of the federal criminal justice authorities in return for the reimbursement of their costs. 2Decisions in criminal cases made by police authorities and other competent authorities and the decisions of prosecution services are deemed equivalent to court judgments. 3The cantons shall guarantee the uniform execution of criminal sanctions.1 1 Inserted by No II 2 of the FA of 6 Oct. 2006 on the New System of Financial Equalisation and the Division of Tasks between the Confederation and the Cantons (NFA), in force since 1 Jan. 2008 (AS 2007 5779 5817; BBl 2005 6029). |