163.005 Criminal homicide

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OR Code › Title 16 › Chapter 163 › Section 163.005

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(1) A person commits criminal homicide if, without justification or excuse, the person intentionally, knowingly, recklessly or with criminal negligence causes the death of another human being.

(2) “Criminal homicide” is murder, manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide or aggravated vehicular homicide.

(3) “Human being” means a person who has been born and was alive at the time of the criminal act. [1971 c.743 §87; 2007 c.867 §4]

Source: Section 163.005 — Criminal homicide , https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors163.html (accessed May 26, 2025).

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