Art. 116 Encouraging unlawful entry, exit or an unlawful period of stay

¹ Any person who:

a.: in Switzerland or abroad, facilitates the unlawful entry or departure or the unlawful period of stay in Switzerland of a foreign national or assists a foreign national to prepare for the same;
a^bis.^⁴³³: from within Switzerland facilitates the unlawful entry or departure or the unlawful period of stay in a Schengen State of a foreign national or assists a foreign national to prepare for the same;
b.: finds employment for a foreign national in Switzerland without the required permit;
c.⁴³⁴: facilitates the entry of a foreign national who has left Switzerland or the international transit zone of the airports into the sovereign territory of another state in violation of the entry provisions applicable there or assists that foreign national in preparing for such entry.

is liable on conviction to a custodial sentence not exceeding one year or to a monetary penalty.

² In minor cases, a fine may be imposed.

³ The penalty is a custodial sentence not exceeding five years or a monetary penalty and the custodial sentence must be combined with a fine if the offender:

a.: acts intentionally for their own or another's unlawful financial gain; or
b.: acts for an association or group that was formed for the purpose of the continued perpetration of this offence.

⁴³³ Inserted by No I of the FA of 18 June 2010 (Automated Border Controls, Documentation Advisers, MIDES Information System), in force since 1 Jan. 2011 (AS 2010 5755; BBl 2009 8881).

⁴³⁴ Amended by No I of the FA of 20 June 2014 (Violations of the Duty of Care and to Report by Air Carriers, Information Systems), in force since 1 Oct. 2015 (AS 2015 3023; BBl 2013 2561).

Art. 116 Promoziun da l’entrada, da la partenza u da la dimora illegala

¹ Cun in chasti da detenziun fin 1 onn u cun in chasti pecuniar vegn chastià, tgi che:

a.: facilitescha – en Svizra u a l’exteriur – ad ina persuna estra l’entrada, la partenza u la dimora illegala en Svizra u sa participescha a talas preparaziuns;
a^bis.⁴³³: facilitescha – or da la Svizra – ad ina persuna estra l’entrada, il passadi u la partenza ubain la dimora illegala en in stadi da Schengen u sa participescha a talas preparaziuns;
b.: procura per persunas estras in’activitad da gudogn en Svizra, e quai senza avair la permissiun necessaria;
c.⁴³⁴: facilitescha ad ina persuna estra l’entrada en il territori naziunal d’in auter stadi u sa participescha a talas preparaziuns suenter che la persuna estra è partida da la Svizra u da las zonas da transit internaziunalas da las plazzas aviaticas, e quai violond las disposiziuns d’entrada che valan en l’auter stadi.

² En cas levs po vegnir pronunziada er mo ina multa.

³ Il chastì è in chasti da detenziun fin 5 onns u in chasti pecuniar e cun il chasti da detenziun sto vegnir collià in chasti pecuniar, sche l’autur dal delict:

a.: agescha cun l’intenziun d’enritgir illegalmain sasez u in’autra persuna; u
b.: agescha per in’associaziun u per ina gruppa ch’è s’unida cun l’intent da commetter cuntinuadamain quests acts.

⁴³³ Integrà tras la cifra I da la LF dals 18 da zer. 2010 (controlla da cunfin automatisada, cussegliaders da documents, sistem d’infurmaziun MIDES), en vigur dapi il 1. da schan. 2011 (AS 2010 5755; BBl 2009 8881).

⁴³⁴ Versiun tenor la cifra I da la LF dals 20 da zer. 2014 (violaziun da l’obligaziun da diligenza e d’annunzia tras las interpresas d’aviatica; sistems d’infurmaziun), en vigur dapi il 1. d’oct. 2015 (AS 2015 3023; BBl 2013 2561).

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