Swiss Criminal Code

1. Any per­son who wil­fully dam­ages or des­troys elec­tric­al in­stall­a­tions, hy­draul­ic struc­tures such as dams, weirs, dikes, and floodgates, or struc­tures erec­ted to provide pro­tec­tion against nat­ur­al forces such as land­slides or ava­lanches, and thus know­ingly en­dangers the life and limb of people or the prop­erty of oth­ers, shall be li­able to a cus­todi­al sen­tence of not less than one year.³⁰⁹

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.