Swiss Criminal Code

1. Any doc­tor, dent­ist, veter­in­ary sur­geon or mid­wife who wil­fully is­sues a cer­ti­fic­ate, the con­tent of which is un­true, for the pur­pose of be­ing pro­duced to the au­thor­it­ies or to ob­tain an un­law­ful ad­vant­age, or which may pre­ju­dice the sub­stan­tial and law­ful in­terests of third parties shall be li­able to a cus­todi­al sen­tence not ex­ceed­ing three years or to a mon­et­ary pen­alty.

If the of­fend­er has re­ques­ted, ac­cep­ted or se­cured the prom­ise of a spe­cial form of re­com­pense, he shall be li­able to a cus­todi­al sen­tence not ex­ceed­ing three years or to a mon­et­ary pen­alty.

2. If the per­son con­cerned acts through neg­li­gence, the pen­alty is a fine.