Swiss Criminal Procedure Code
(Criminal Procedure Code, CrimPC)

¹ A per­son may be brought be­fore an au­thor­ity by the po­lice if:

a.

he or she has failed to com­ply with a sum­mons;

b.

there are spe­cif­ic in­dic­a­tions that he or she will not com­ply with a sum­mons;

c.

in pro­ceed­ings re­lat­ing to a felony or mis­de­mean­our, his or her im­me­di­ate ap­pear­ance is es­sen­tial in the in­terests of the pro­ced­ure;

d.

there is a strong sus­pi­cion that he or she has com­mit­ted a felony or mis­de­mean­our and there is reas­on to be­lieve that there are grounds for the per­son's de­ten­tion.

² An en­forced ap­pear­ance shall be ordered by the dir­ect­or of pro­ceed­ings.