AI-assisted research summary: This Law creates an offence of strangulation, with a 10-year prison term and a fine available on conviction.
Crime (Strangulation) (Jersey) Law 2026 Contents Article 1 Offence of strangulation . 2 2 Customary law offences unaffected . 2 3 Citation and commencement 3 Crime (Strangulation) (Jersey) Law 2026 A LAW to introduce a statutory offence of strangulation. Adopted by the States 11 March 2026 Sanctioned by Order of His Majesty in Council 3 June 2026 Registered by the Royal Court 5 June 2026 Coming into force in accordance with Article 3 THE STATES , subject to the sanction of His Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law – 1 Offence of strangulation ( 1 ) A person (“A”) commits an offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term of 10 years and to a fine if A deliberately strangles another person (“B”). ( 2 ) A has a defence if A proves, on the balance of probabilities, that – ( a ) B consented to the strangulation; and ( b ) either – ( i ) B did not suffer serious harm; or ( ii ) B suffered serious harm, but A did not intend to cause B serious harm and was not reckless as to whether B would suffer serious harm. ( 3 ) In this Article – “ serious harm ” includes loss of consciousness; “ strangle ” includes – ( a ) to suffocate; ( b ) to choke; ( c ) to restrict a person’s breathing by any means; and ( d ) to restrict the flow of blood to a person’s brain by any means. 2 Customary law offences unaffected Nothing in this Law limits or otherwise affects any customary law offence, including in particular the offences of common assault and grave and criminal assault. 3 Citation and commencement This Law may be cited as the Crime (Strangulation) (Jersey) Law 2026 and comes into force on a day to be specified by the Minister for Justice and Home Affairs by Order.