There is a newer version of the Oregon Revised Statutes
2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 4, Chapters 131 - 170
ORS Chapter 163
163.005 Criminal homicide.
OR Rev Stat § 163.005 (through Leg Sess 2011) What's This?
(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]
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