Swiss Criminal Code
| Swiss Criminal Code | |
|---|---|
| Federal Assembly of Switzerland | |
| Territorial extent | Switzerland |
| Enacted by | Federal Assembly of Switzerland |
| Enacted | 20 December 1937 |
| Commenced | 01 January 1942 |
| Amended by | |
| 01 March 2018 | |
| Related legislation | |
| Swiss Military Criminal Code | |
| Status: Current legislation | |
The Swiss Criminal Code (SR/RS 311, German: Strafgesetzbuch (StGB), French: Code pénal suisse (CP), Italian: Codice penale svizzero (CP), Romansh: Cudesch penal svizzer) is a portion of the third part (SR/RS 3) of the internal Swiss law ("Private law - Administration of civil justice - Enforcement") that regulates the criminal code in Switzerland. The original version was created on 21 December 1937. It entered into force on 1 January 1942. Previously, criminal law had been a cantonal competency.