据认为，瑞士立法规定的诉讼时效足够长：三年以上的监禁刑罚时效为 15 年， 相比之下较轻的罪行（或其他惩处）时效为 7 年。然而，瑞士立法不包含被指 控的罪犯逃避法律制裁时延长或中止诉讼时效的规定；中断和中止时效的规则 因其体系被认为过于复杂而被废除。代之以延长了时效。
The statute of limitations under Swiss legislation of 15 years (for custodial sentences of more than three years) and seven years (or other punishments) for less serious offences is considered sufficiently long. However, Swiss legislation does not contain provisions on the extension or suspension of the statute of limitations where the alleged offender has evaded justice; the rules on the interruption and suspension of the statute of limitations were repealed because the system was deemed too complex. Instead, the statute of limitations was extended.