Art. 177 SCC from 2025

Art. 177 Insult
1 Any person who attacks the honour of another verbally, in writing, in pictures, through gestures or through acts of aggression shall be liable on complaint to a monetary penalty not exceeding 90 daily penalty units. (1)
2 If the insulted party has directly provoked the insult by improper behaviour, the court may dispense with imposing a penalty on the offender.
3 If there is an immediate response to the insult by way of a retaliatory insult or act of aggression, the court may dispense with imposing a penalty on either or both offenders.
(1) Penalties revised by No II 1 para. 16 of the FA of 13 Dec. 2002, in force since 1 Jan. 2007 (AS 2006 3459 3535; BBl 1999 1979).Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aktualität und Vollständigkeit/Richtigkeit.