Swiss Criminal Code

of 21 December 1937 (Status as of 1 August 2023)


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Art. 223

Caus­ing an ex­plo­sion

 

1. Any per­son who wil­fully causes an ex­plo­sion in­volving gas, pet­rol, par­affin or a sim­il­ar sub­stance and thus know­ingly en­dangers the life and limb or prop­erty of oth­ers shall be li­able to a cus­todi­al sen­tence of not less than one year.

If only minor loss, dam­age or in­jury is caused, a cus­todi­al sen­tence not ex­ceed­ing three years or a mon­et­ary pen­alty may be im­posed.

2. If the of­fence is com­mit­ted through neg­li­gence, a cus­todi­al sen­tence not ex­ceed­ing three years or a mon­et­ary pen­alty shall be im­posed.

 
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