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Swiss Criminal Code

English is not an official language of the Swiss Confederation. This translation is provided for information purposes only and has no legal force.

of 21 December 1937 (Status as of 1 January 2022)

Art. 221

Ar­son

 

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

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

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