Art. 55a SCC from 2025
Art. 55a (1)
2 The public prosecutor or the court may during the period of suspension require the accused to attend a course on violence prevention. The public prosecutor or the court shall notify the authority or organisation competent under cantonal law for matters relating to domestic violence about the measures taken. (2)
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4 Suspension is limited to six months. The public prosecutor or the court shall resume the proceedings if the victim or, if he or she lacks legal capacity, his or her legal representative requests this to be done or it transpires that the suspension has neither stabilised nor improved the victim’s situation. (2)
5 Before the suspension ends, the public prosecutor or the court shall conduct an assessment. If the victim’s situation has stabilised or improved, it shall order the abandonment of the proceedings. (5)
(1) Inserted by No I of the FA of 3 Oct. 2003 (Prosecution of Offences within Marriage or Registered Partnerships), in force since 1 April 2004 (AS 2004 1403 1407; BBl 2003 1909 1937).(2) (4)
(3) Amended by Art. 37 No 1 of the Same-Sex Partnership Act of 18 June 2004, in force since 1 Jan. 2007 (AS 2005 5685; BBl 2003 1288).
(4) (6)
(5) (9)
(6) (7)
(7) (8)
(8) Amended by No I 3 of the FA of 14 Dec. 2018 on Improved Protection for Victims of Violence, in force since 1 July 2020 (AS 2019 2273; BBl 2017 7307).
(9) Inserted by No I 3 of the FA of 14 Dec. 2018 on Improved Protection for Victims of Violence, in force since 1 July 2020 (AS 2019 2273; BBl 2017 7307).
Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aktualität und Vollständigkeit/Richtigkeit.
