Swiss Criminal Code (SCC)

Art. 245SCC from 2023

Art. 245 Forgery of official stamps

1. Any person who forges or falsifies official stamps, and in particular postage stamps, revenue stamps or fee stamps, in order to pass these off as genuine or non-falsified,any person who gives cancelled official value stamps the appearance of being valid in order to pass them off as such,shall be liable to a custodial sentence not exceeding three years or to a monetary penalty.The offender is also liable to the foregoing penalties if he committed the act abroad, has entered Switzerland and is not being extradited, provided the act is also an offence at the place of commission.2. Any person who passes off forged, falsified or cancelled official stamps as genuine, non-falsified or valid shall be liable to a custodial sentence not exceeding three years or to a monetary penalty.