Legislator Case Law & Legislation
DE FR IT EN
Analyze in Legislator
312.0 EGSTPOLACPP CH-VS

Art. 17 Act on the Application of the Swiss Criminal Procedure Code (LACPP) - Language of Proceedings

Criminal Authorities - Additional Provisions Applicable to Criminal Authorities
Open official source Full Act (50 Articles) Machine-readable Markdown (.md)

Art. 17 EGStPO - Language of Proceedings · Language of Proceedings

1. Procedural acts and hearings may be conducted in an identical manner in either German or French.

2. Conversely, proceedings before the police courts in the Upper Valais are conducted in German, while those in the Lower Valais are conducted in French.

← Art. 16 EGStPO - International Legal Assistance Act on the Application of the Swiss Criminal Procedure Code (LACPP) - Federal Criminal Offenses Art. 18 EGStPO - Calculation of Deadlines →

Need to analyze how this provision applies to your matter?

Cross-reference this statute against case law, commentaries, and related legislative provisions inside Legislator AI.

Open in Legislator →

Court Decisions Applying This Provision (1)

ZWR 2011 S 348 349 · vs (Art. 17 StPO)
Jurisdiction over Traffic Fine Objections
This provision is cited in the reasoning to define the authority of cantons to transfer the prosecution and judgment of contraventions to administrative bodies.