# ORS § 163.117: 163.117 Causing or aiding suicide as defense to charge of murder

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C163_S163.117

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 163.117
- **Heading:** 163.117 Causing or aiding suicide as defense to charge of murder
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 163 / Section 163.117

## Text

It is a defense to a charge of murder that the defendant’s conduct consisted of causing or aiding, without the use of duress or deception, another person to commit suicide. Nothing contained in this section shall constitute a defense to a prosecution for, or preclude a conviction of, manslaughter or any other crime. [1981 c.873 §8]

Source: Section 163.117 — Causing or aiding suicide as defense to charge of murder , 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)
- [ORS § 163.095 163.095 “Aggravated murder” defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C163_S163.095.md)
- [ORS § 163.105 163.105 Sentencing options for aggravated murder](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C163_S163.105.md)
- [ORS § 163.107 163.107 Murder in the first degree](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C163_S163.107.md)
- [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)
- [ORS § 163.111 163.111 Pleading, proof and stipulation regarding previous conviction element in prosecution for murder in the first degree](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C163_S163.111.md)
- [ORS § 163.115 163.115 Murder in the second degree](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C163_S163.115.md)
- [ORS § 163.117 163.117 Causing or aiding suicide as defense to charge of murder](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C163_S163.117.md)
- [ORS § 163.118 163.118 Manslaughter in the first degree](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C163_S163.118.md)
- [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)
- [ORS § 163.147 163.147 Crime category classification for manslaughter in the second degree and criminally negligent homicide](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C163_S163.147.md)
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