142.20 Federal Act of 16 December 2005 on Foreign Nationals (FNA)

142.20 Lescha federala dals 16 da december 2005 davart las persunas estras (LEst)

Art. 118 Fraudulent conduct towards the authorities

1 Any person who deceives the authorities responsible for the implementation of this Act by providing false information or withholding essential information and thereby fraudulently secures the grant of a permit for themselves or another or prevents the withdrawal of a permit is liable on conviction to a custodial sentence not exceeding three years or to a monetary penalty.

2 Any person who, with the intention of circumventing the regulations on the admission and stay of foreign nationals, marries a foreign national or arranges, encourages or facilitates such a marriage is liable on conviction to a custodial sentence not exceeding three years or to a monetary penalty.

3 The penalty is a custodial sentence not exceeding five years or a monetary penalty and the custodial sentence must be combined with a monetary penalty 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.

Art. 118 Engion da las autoritads

1 Tgi che engiona las autoritads ch’èn incumbensadas d’exequir questa lescha cun far faussas indicaziun u cun taschentar fatgs relevants e chaschuna tras quai ch’ina permissiun vegn concedida ad el u ad autras persunas ubain cuntanscha ch’ina permissiun na vegn betg retratga, vegn chastià cun in chasti da detenziun fin 3 onns u cun in chasti pecuniar.

2 Tgi che marida ina persuna estra u intermediescha, promova u pussibilitescha ch’ina tala lètg vegn serrada, e quai cun l’intenziun da guntgir las prescripziuns davart l’admissiun e la dimora da persunas estras, vegn chastià cun in chasti da detenziun fin 3 onns u cun in chasti pecuniar.

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.
 

This document is not an official publication. Only the publication of the Federal Chancellery is legally binding.
Il presente documento non è una pubblicazione ufficiale. Fa unicamente fede la pubblicazione della Cancelleria federale. Ordinanza sulle pubblicazioni ufficiali, OPubl.