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ORS 418.712

Known as the Karly’s Law

The act spans §§ 418–418 (369 sections).

2005 c.547 §1

As used in ORS 418.714 and 418.718, “domestic violence fatality” means a fatality in which:

(1) The deceased was the victim of a homicide committed by a current or former spouse, fiance, fiancee or dating partner;

(2) The deceased was the victim of a suicide and there is evidence that the suicide is related to previous domestic violence;

(3) The deceased was the perpetrator of the homicide of a current or former spouse, fiance, fiancee or dating partner and the perpetrator also died in the course of the domestic violence incident;

(4) The deceased was a child who died in the course of a domestic violence incident in which either a parent of the child or the perpetrator also died;

(5) The deceased was a current or former spouse, fiance, fiancee or dating partner of the current or former spouse, fiance, fiancee or dating partner of the perpetrator; or

(6) The deceased was a person 18 years of age or older not otherwise described in this section and was the victim of a homicide related to domestic violence.

Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.