Art. 155 Anyone making use of a false document for the purpose of deception in legal dealings shall be subject to imprisonment for up to 8 years. It shall particularly contribute to a heavier penalty if the document is used in an official capacity, as a trading bond or a Last Will and Testament.
The same penalty applies to the use of falsified documentation stored in a computerized form in order to deceive thereby in legal dealings.
In case there has been a question of a minor amount only or if there are mitigating circumstances in other respects and particularly so if the offender has not intended to cause loss to others, [imprisonment for up to 1 year or fines may be applied.
Art. 156 A person using a document bearing an authentic signature for the purpose of deceit in legal dealings shall be subject to the penalty referred to in Art. 155, provided that the issuing party has been cheated into signing the document in the belief that it were another one or a document containing another subject.
Art. 157 In case a person use an authentic document as if it related to a person other than the one to whom it actually pertains or in another manner contrary to that which was intended and if this is done for the purpose of deception in legal dealings, he/she shall be subject to fines or imprisonment for up to 6 months.
The provisions of para. 1 also apply to the use of genuine documentation stored in a computerized form.
