Art. 144 SCC from 2025

Art. 144 Criminal damage
1 Any person who damages, destroys or renders unusable property belonging to another or in respect of which another has a right of use shall be liable on complaint to a custodial sentence not exceeding three years or to a monetary penalty.
2 If the offender has committed criminal damage in the course of a public riot, he shall be prosecuted ex officio.
3 If the offender has caused major damage, a custodial sentence not exceeding five years or a monetary penalty shall be imposed. The offence is prosecuted ex officio. (1)
(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.