Document ID: /roh_data/filtered/swiss_laws_in_ROHinterleaved.jsonl.gz/22346

This text was translated from EN into Rumantsch Grischun.

Any person who in his capacity as a public official, employee or auxiliary of an organisation providing postal or telecommunications services reveals to a third party details of customers' post, payments or telecommunications, opens sealed mail or tries to find out its content, or allows a third party the opportunity to carry out such an act shall be liable to a custodial sentence not exceeding three years or to a monetary penalty. The foregoing penalties also apply to any person who by deception causes a person bound by a duty of confidentiality in terms of paragraph 1 to breach his obligation of secrecy. A breach of postal or telecommunications secrecy remains an offence even after termination of employment as a public official, employee or auxiliary of an organisation providing postal or telecommunication services. A breach of postal or telecommunications secrecy does not carry a penalty if it is carried out in order to determine the identity of the entitled person. Article 179 is reserved, together with the federal and cantonal provisions on the obligations to give evidence or provide information to a public authority. Inserted by Annex No 2 of the Telecommunications Act of 30 April 1997, in force since 1 Jan. 1998 (AS 1997 2187; BBl 1996 III 1405). Amended by No I 1 of the FA of 17 Dec. 2021 on the Harmonisation of Sentencing Policy, in force since 1 July 2023 (AS 2023 259; BBl 2018 2827).

Tgi che sco funcziunari, sco emploià u sco persuna auxiliara d’ina organisaziun che furnescha servetschs da posta u da telecommunicaziun, fa indicaziuns ad ina terza persuna davart il traffic da posta, da pajaments u da telecommunicaziun da la clientella, avra ina spediziun serrada ubain emprova da savair tge ch’ella cuntegna u permetta ad ina terza persuna da commetter in tal act, vegn chastià cun in chasti da detenziun da fin 3 onns u cun in chasti pecuniar. Chastià vegn medemamain, tgi che provochescha – engianond – ina persuna obligada al secret professiunal tenor l’alinea 1 da violar l’obligaziun dal secret professiunal. La violaziun dal secret da posta e da telecommunicaziun è er chastiabla suenter la fin da la relaziun d’uffizi u da servetsch. La violaziun dal secret da posta e da telecommunicaziun n’è betg chastiabla, sch’ella è necessaria per eruir la persuna che ha quest dretg. Resalvads restan l’artitgel 179 sco er las disposiziuns federalas e chantunalas davart l’obligaziun da dar perditga e davart l’obligaziun d’infurmar in’autoritad. Integrà tras la cifra 2 da l’agiunta a la L da telecommunicaziun dals 30 d’avr. 1997, en vigur dapi il 1. da schan. 1998 (AS 1997 2187; BBl 1996 III 1405). Versiun tenor la cifra I 1 da la LF dals 17 da dec. 2021 davart l’armonisaziun dal rom penal, en vigur dapi il 1. da fan. 2023 (AS 2023 259; BBl 2018 2827).