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Art. 73 Bundesgesetz vom 6. Oktober 1995 über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (ZDG) - Zivildienstversäumnis
ZDG; Neuntes Kapitel: Disziplinarverfahren und Strafbestimmungen
Art. 73 ZDG · Zivildienstversäumnis
Wer ohne die Absicht, den Zivildienst zu verweigern, eine Zivildienstleistung, zu der er aufgeboten ist, nicht antritt, seinen Einsatzbetrieb ohne Erlaubnis verlässt oder nach einer rechtmässigen Abwesenheit nicht zu ihm zurückkehrt, wird mit Geldstrafe bis zu 180 Tagessätzen bestraft.
Wer eine ausserordentliche Zivildienstleistung versäumt, wird mit Freiheitsstrafe bis zu drei Jahren oder Geldstrafe bestraft.
In leichten Fällen erfolgt disziplinarische Bestrafung.
Nimmt die fehlbare Person nachträglich aus eigenem Antrieb die Arbeit auf, so kann das Gericht die Strafe mildern.
Die fehlbare Person bleibt unter Vorbehalt von Artikel 75 straflos, wenn sie wegen Arbeitsunfähigkeit vorzeitig aus dem Zivildienst entlassen wird und die Arbeitsunfähigkeit bereits im Zeitpunkt der Tat bestanden hat.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (28)
B-763/2025 (Art. 73 LSC)
Failure to Appear for Civil Service Interview Constitutes Insubordination
Cited as the basis for the disciplinary offense of insubmission to civil service.
BEK 2025 14 · sz (Art. 73 ZDG)
Federal Civil Service Office v. Prosecutor (Ne Bis In Idem in Conscientious Objection Case)
This article defining the crime of failure to perform civil service was referenced in the reasoning to distinguish it from the core issue (Art. 72 ZDG) justifying the 'ne bis in idem' decision.
B-5731/2023 (Art. 73 Abs. 1 ZDG)
Civil Service Default: Student Fined for Failing to Report for Duty
Basis for finding that the applicant committed a civil service offense.
B-5731/2023 (Art. 73 Abs. 3 ZDG)
Civil Service Default: Student Fined for Failing to Report for Duty
Used to classify the offense as a mild case of civil service offense.
B-3696/2023 (Art. 73 Abs. 1 ZDG)
Civil Servant Fined for Unauthorized Leave, Despite Service Provider's Approval
The court applied this provision to establish that the applicant had fulfilled the conditions for a disciplinary offense of civil service default.
B-3696/2023 (Art. 73 Abs. 3 ZDG)
Civil Servant Fined for Unauthorized Leave, Despite Service Provider's Approval
This provision was used to classify the offense as a minor one, punishable by disciplinary measures rather than criminal proceedings.
P/15909/2021 · ge (Art. 73 LSC)
Federal Civil Service Office v. Prosecutor Regarding Non-Prosecution Decision
Cited in the reasoning to define the offense of insubordination to civil service, which was part of the scope of the admissible appeal.
B-3767/2023 (Art. 73 LSC)
Insubordination for Failure to Complete Civil Service Duty
Used to qualify the behavior of the appellant for the period of February 20 to March 17, 2023, as insubordination to civil service.
B-3767/2023 (Art. 73 al. 3 LSC)
Insubordination for Failure to Complete Civil Service Duty
Cited in relation to minor cases potentially falling under criminal law.
SST.2022.58 · ag (Art. 73 Abs. 1 ZDG)
Failure to Report for Civil Service Upheld
This provision is the basis for the conviction of the defendant for intentional failure to perform civil service.
P/15651/2021 · ge (art. 73 LSC)
Federal Civil Service Office v. Prosecutor Regarding Failure to Report for Civil Service Duty
Although the article defining the offense was cited in the reasoning of the lower authority's decision, the Court ultimately rejected the appeal against the non-entry into proceedings, meaning this provision was not the basis for the final ruling of dismissal (rejection of the appeal).
P/10639/2020 · ge (art. 73 al. 1 LSC)
Authority v. Prosecutor regarding Failure to Report for Civil Service
The court found that the conditions for insubordination under this article were met, supporting the decision to continue the proceedings.
D.cision.2021.19 · vd (Art. 73 LSC)
Appeal Regarding Dismissal of Failure to Report for Civil Service Due to Medical Incapacity
The court implicitly uses this provision to establish that the case should not have been dismissed and should be returned for instruction based on the analysis of the applicable law for failure to report for civil service.
CPEN.2019.4 · ne (Art. 73 LSC)
Civil Service Insubordination Conviction Upheld Due to Failure to Report Illness Properly
This article establishes the offense of desertion from civil service, which the court upheld the conviction for in order 1.
B-5156/2019 (Art. 73 cpv. 1 LSC)
Civil Service Absence and Tardiness Upheld
Used to establish that the absence of the applicant on September 18, 2018, constituted an omission of service.