Any person who as part of their profession accepts, holds on deposit, or assists in investing or transferring outside assets and fails to ascertain the identity of the beneficial owner of the assets with the care that is required in the circumstances shall be liable to a custodial sentence not exceeding one year or to a monetary penalty.433
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- [431] Amended by No I of the FA of 18 March 1994, in force since 1 Aug. 1994 (AS 1994 1614 1618; BBl 1993 III 277).
- [432] Inserted by No I of the FA of 23 March 1990, in force since 1 Aug. 1990 (AS 1990 1077 1078; BBl 1989 II 1061).
- [433] Penalties revised by No II 1 para. 16 of the FA of 13 Dec. 2002, in force since 1 Jan. 2007 (AS 2006 3459 3535; BBl 1999 1979).
The persons included in paragraph 1 above are entitled to report to the Money Laundering Reporting Office in the Federal Office of Police any observations that indicate that assets originate from a felony or an aggravated tax misdemeanour in terms of Article 305bis number 1bis.434
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- [434] Inserted by No I of the FA of 18 March 1994 (AS 1994 1614; BBl 1993 III 277). Amended by No I 4 of the FA of 12 Dec. 2014 on the Implementation of the 2012 Revision of the Recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force, in force since 1 Jan. 2016 (AS 2015 1389; BBl 2014 605).