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I want to file a criminal complaint
⚠️ COMPLAINT DEADLINE 3 months FINAL (art. 31 CP) — for offences prosecuted only upon complaint. Runs from knowledge of the perpetrator. After this deadline, complaint is inadmissible. The criminal complaint for violence is filed with the police or the Public Prosecutor's Office (art. 304 CPP).…
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- CP 31 — Complaint deadline (3 months)
- I'm ready to translate Swiss legal text into English. However, I don't see any text to translate in your message. The placeholder "CP 123" appears to be empty. Please provide the Swiss legal text you'd like me to translate, and I will: - Preserve every protected token (__JB_KEEP_*__) - Keep all URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders exactly as they are - Use your preferred glossary: - formal notice => formal notice - payment order => payment order - lease agreement => lease agreement Once you provide the text, I'll return only the English translation. — Simple bodily injuries
- CP 189-190 — Sexual Coercion and Rape
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