Art. 317 SCC from 2023

Art. 317 Forgery of a document by a public official (1)
1. Any public official or person acting in an official capacity who wilfully forges or falsifies a document or uses the genuine signature or handwriting of another to produce a false document,any public official or person acting in an official capacity who wilfully falsely certifies a fact of legal significance, and in particular falsely certifies the authenticity of a signature or handwriting or the accuracy of a copy,shall be liable to a custodial sentence not exceeding five years or to a monetary penalty.2. If the person concerned acts through negligence, the penalty is a fine.
(1) Amended by No I of the FA of 17 June 1994, in force since 1 Jan. 1995 (AS 1994 2290 2307; BBl 1991 II 969).Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aktualität und Vollständigkeit/Richtigkeit.