Oregon · statute · Or. Rev. Stat. ch. 163 · 131 active provisions
(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 bei…
As used in ORS 163.105 and this section, “aggravated murder” means: (1) Criminal homicide of two or more persons that is premeditated and committed intentionally and with the intent to: (a) Intimidate, injure or coerce a civilian population; (b) Influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (c) A…
Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS chapter 144 and ORS 421.450 to 421.490: (1)(a) Except as otherwise provided in ORS 137.707, when a defendant is convicted of aggravated murder as defined by ORS 163.095, the defendant shall be sentenced, pursuant to ORS 163.150, to death, life imprisonment without the possibility o…
(1) “Murder in the first degree” means murder in the second degree as defined in ORS 163.115 which is committed under, or accompanied by, any of the following circumstances: (a) The defendant committed the murder pursuant to an agreement that the defendant receive money or other thing of value for committing the murder…
Notwithstanding ORS 163.107, when an element of a crime charged is that the victim of the crime is a police officer as defined in ORS 181A.355 and the crime was related to the officer’s performance of official duties, the state may alternatively prove that the victim of the crime is a certified reserve officer or a res…
(1) In a prosecution for murder in the first degree under ORS 163.107 (1)(c), the state shall plead the previous conviction, and shall prove the previous conviction unless the defendant stipulates to that fact prior to trial. If the defendant so stipulates and the trial is by jury: (a) The court shall accept the stipul…
(1) Except as provided in ORS 163.095, 163.118 and 163.125, criminal homicide constitutes murder in the second degree: (a) When it is committed intentionally, except that it is an affirmative defense that, at the time of the homicide, the defendant was under the influence of an extreme emotional disturbance; (b) When i…
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.
(1) Criminal homicide constitutes manslaughter in the first degree when: (a) It is committed recklessly under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life; (b) It is committed intentionally by a defendant under the influence of extreme emotional disturbance as provided in ORS 163.135, which…
(1) Criminal homicide constitutes manslaughter in the second degree when: (a) It is committed recklessly; (b) A person intentionally causes or aids another person to commit suicide; or (c) A person, with criminal negligence, causes the death of a child under 14 years of age or a dependent person, as defined in ORS 163.…
(1) It is an affirmative defense to murder in the second degree for purposes of ORS 163.115 (1)(a) that the homicide was committed under the influence of extreme emotional disturbance if the disturbance is not the result of the person’s own intentional, knowing, reckless or criminally negligent act and if there is a re…
(1) A person commits the crime of criminally negligent homicide when, with criminal negligence, the person causes the death of another person. (2) Criminally negligent homicide is a Class B felony.
The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission shall classify manslaughter in the second degree as described in ORS 163.125 and criminally negligent homicide as described in ORS 163.145 as crime category 9 of the sentencing guidelines grid of the commission if: (1) The manslaughter or criminally negligent homicide resulted fro…
(1) Criminal homicide constitutes aggravated vehicular homicide when it is committed with criminal negligence, recklessly or recklessly under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life by a person operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants in violation of ORS 813.0…
(1)(a) Upon a finding that the defendant is guilty of aggravated murder, the court, except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall conduct a separate sentencing proceeding to determine whether the defendant shall be sentenced to life imprisonment, as described in ORS 163.105 (1)(c), life imprison…
(1) When a defendant, who was at least 15 years of age at the time of committing the murder, is convicted of murdering a pregnant victim under ORS 163.115 (1)(a) and the defendant knew that the victim was pregnant, the defendant shall be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of release or parole if the…
(1) A person commits the crime of assault in the fourth degree if the person: (a) Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes physical injury to another; (b) With criminal negligence causes physical injury to another by means of a deadly weapon; or (c) With criminal negligence causes serious physical injury to anothe…
(1) A person commits the crime of assault in the third degree if the person: (a) Recklessly causes serious physical injury to another by means of a deadly or dangerous weapon; (b) Recklessly causes serious physical injury to another under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life; (c) Re…
The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission shall classify assault in the third degree that is committed under the circumstances described in ORS 163.165 (2)(b) as crime category 8 of the sentencing guidelines grid of the commission.
(1) A person commits the crime of assault in the second degree if the person: (a) Intentionally or knowingly causes serious physical injury to another; (b) Intentionally or knowingly causes physical injury to another by means of a deadly or dangerous weapon; or (c) Recklessly causes serious physical injury to another b…
(1) A person commits the crime of assault in the first degree if the person: (a) Intentionally causes serious physical injury to another by means of a deadly or dangerous weapon; (b) Intentionally or knowingly causes serious physical injury to a child under six years of age; (c) Violates ORS 163.175 knowing that the vi…
(1) A person commits the crime of strangulation if the person knowingly impedes the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of another person by: (a) Applying pressure on the throat, neck or chest of the other person; or (b) Blocking the nose or mouth of the other person. (2) Subsection (1) of this section does no…
(1) A person commits the crime of menacing if by word or conduct the person intentionally attempts to place another person in fear of imminent serious physical injury. (2) Menacing is a Class A misdemeanor. (3) If a person is convicted of menacing constituting domestic violence as an element of the crime as described O…
(1) A person commits the crime of intimidation by display of a noose if: (a) The person, with the intent to intimidate another person or place another person in fear of imminent bodily harm, knowingly places a noose: (A) On public property; or (B) On private property without the written consent of the property owner; (…
(1) A person commits the crime of endangering a person protected by a Family Abuse Prevention Act restraining order if the person: (a) Has been served with the order as provided in ORS 107.718, unless service was waived under ORS 107.720 because the person appeared before the court; (b) Intentionally engaged in conduct…