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Art. 181a253
Forced marriage, forced registered partnership 1 Any person who, by the use of force or the threat of serious detriment or other restriction of another's freedom to act compels another to enter into a civil or religious marriage or to have a same-sex partnership registered shall be liable to a custodial sentence not exceeding five years or to a monetary penalty.254 2 Any person who commits the foregoing offence abroad but is now in Switzerland and is not being extradited shall be liable to the same penalty. Article 7 paragraphs 4 and 5 apply. 253 Inserted by No I 6 of the FA of 15 June 2012 on Measures against Forced Marriages, in force since 1 July 2013 (AS 2013 1035; BBl 2011 2185). 254 Amended by Annex No 5 of the FA of 14 June 2024 (Measures against Marriages involving Minors), in force since 1 Jan. 2025 (AS 2024 590; BBl 2023 2127). |