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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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Applicable law provisions
- I'm ready to help translate Swiss legal documents into English. However, I notice that the text you've provided only contains "CPP 304", which appears to be a protected token placeholder with no actual content to translate. Could you please provide the Swiss legal text that needs to be translated? Once you share it, I will: 1. Preserve every protected token (__JB_KEEP_*__) 2. Keep all URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders exactly as they appear 3. Use the preferred glossary you've specified: - formal notice => formal notice - payment order => payment order - lease agreement => lease agreement 4. Return only the translation in English Please share the text you'd like translated. — Filing a complaint / report
- 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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