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Canton of Ticino 316.100

2 Articles / Provisions · Switzerland · Canton of Ticino
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Art. 1 Law on the Reimbursement of Expenses for Proceedings Connected with Legitimate Self-Defence Open official source

The Canton shall reimburse in full, at full tariff, all procedural costs, disbursements, and expenses for legal representation incurred by any person residing in Ticino who has been acquitted or against whom the proceedings have been abandoned by a Swiss criminal authority for crimes committed in a state of self-defense, a state of necessity, or more generally for having been induced by circumstances to commit an act to repel an unjust aggression or the threat of an imminent aggression against themselves or others. This reimbursement covers proceedings before criminal prosecution authorities, criminal judicial authorities, and the Federal Supreme Court, including procedures for minor and simple cases.

Art. 2 Law on the Reimbursement of Expenses for Proceedings Related to Self-Defense Open official source

1 If the Grand Council approves the popular initiative, once the time limits for exercising the right to a referendum have expired, the present law shall enter into force immediately.

2 If the Grand Council rejects the popular initiative or if it accepts it but a popular referendum is launched, the present law shall enter into force [1] on the same day it is accepted by the People.

Published in BU 2021, 312.

[1] Entry into force: September 26, 2021 - BU 2021, 312.

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