# ORS § 163.005: 163.005 Criminal homicide

> Oregon · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C163_S163.005

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 163.005
- **Heading:** 163.005 Criminal homicide
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 163 / Section 163.005

## Text

(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).

## Nearby sections

- [ORS § 163.005 163.005 Criminal homicide](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C163_S163.005.md)
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- [ORS § 163.105 163.105 Sentencing options for aggravated murder](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C163_S163.105.md)
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- [ORS § 163.109 163.109 Alternative proof of certain victims of murder in the first degree](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C163_S163.109.md)
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- [ORS § 163.125 163.125 Manslaughter in the second degree](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C163_S163.125.md)
- [ORS § 163.135 163.135 Extreme emotional disturbance as affirmative defense to murder in the second degree](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C163_S163.135.md)
- [ORS § 163.145 163.145 Criminally negligent homicide](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C163_S163.145.md)
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- [ORS § 163.149 163.149 Aggravated vehicular homicide](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C163_S163.149.md)

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