Art. 135 SCC from 2025
Art. 135 Representations of acts of violence (1)
1 Any person who produces, imports, stores, markets, promotes, exhibits, offers, shows, makes accessible, acquires, procures or possesses by electronic means or otherwise or makes available sound, film or video recordings or other lis or representations in which acts of extreme violence towards adults or animals or simulated acts of cruelty towards minors are portrayed, without reasonable cultural or scientific grounds therefor, and in doing so seriously offends basic human dignity shall be liable to a custodial sentence not exceeding three years or to a monetary penalty. If the lis or representations have genuine acts of cruelty towards minors as their content, a custodial sentence not exceeding five years or a monetary penalty shall be imposed.
2 Any person who consumes or for their own consumption produces, imports, stores, acquires, procures by electronic or other means or possesses the lis or representations mentioned in the first sentence of paragraph 1 above, shall be liable to a custodial sentence not exceeding one year or to a monetary penalty. If the lis or representations have genuine acts of cruelty towards minors as their content, a custodial sentence not exceeding three years or a monetary penalty shall be imposed
3 The lis concerned shall be forfeited.
(1) Amended by No I 1 of the FA of 17 Dec. 2021 on the Harmonisation of Sentencing Policy, in force since 1 July 2023 (AS 2023 259; BBl 2018 2827).Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aktualität und Vollständigkeit/Richtigkeit.
