Swiss Criminal Code


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Art. 263

Com­mit­ting an of­fence while in a state of vol­un­tar­ily in­duced men­tal in­ca­pa­city

 

1 Any per­son who is in­cap­able of form­ing crim­in­al in­tent as a res­ult of vol­un­tar­ily in­duced in­tox­ic­a­tion through al­co­hol or drugs, and while in this state com­mits an act pun­ish­able as a felony or mis­de­mean­our shall be li­able to a mon­et­ary pen­alty.333

2 If the of­fend­er has, in this self-in­duced state, com­mit­ted an act for which the only pen­alty is a cus­todi­al sen­tence, a cus­todi­al sen­tence not ex­ceed­ing three years or a mon­et­ary pen­alty shall be im­posed.334

333 Pen­al­ties re­vised by No II 1 of the FA of 19 June 2015 (Amend­ment to the Law on Crim­in­al Sanc­tions), in force since 1 Jan. 2018 (AS 2016 1249; BBl 2012 4721).

334 Amended by No II 1 para. 16 of the FA of 13 Dec. 2002, in force since 1 Jan. 2007 (AS 2006 34593535; BBl 1999 1979).

 
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