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# Victim Support Act (VSA)

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## Victim Support Act (VSA)

SR 312.5 — Federal Act of 23 March 2007 on Support for the Victims of Crime (Victim Support Act, VSA).

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## Preamble

The Federal Assembly of the Swiss Confederation, on the basis of Articles 123 and 124 of the Federal Constitution, and having considered the Federal Council dispatch of 9 November 2005, decrees:

SR 101 BBl 2005 7165

## Contents

1\. General Provisions — 9 articles 2. Services provided by the Counselling Centres — 10 articles 3. Damages and Satisfaction paid by the Canton — 11 articles 4. Exemption from Procedural Costs — 1 article 5. Financial Benefits and Tasks of the Federal Government — 3 articles 6. … — 1 article 7. Final Provisions — 6 articles

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