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The Death Penalty in Oregon

How Oregon law treats death penalty, from the state code and official state agencies.

Short answer: Oregon law still provides the death penalty, but only for aggravated murder, which since 2019 is limited to: a premeditated intentional killing of two or more people as an act of terrorism; ORS 163.095, 163.150, 137.473(1)

Death penaltyOregon law still provides the death penalty, but only for aggravated murder, which since 2019 is limited to: a premeditated intentional killing of two or more people as an act of terrorism; a murder committed in custody by someone previously convicted of aggravated or first-degree murder; and premeditated intentional murder of a child under 14 or of a police or corrections, parole or probation officer because of the officer's duties. After an aggravated murder conviction, a jury decides between life, life without parole and death in a separate sentencing hearing. The statute sets lethal injection as the method.
Method: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors137.html . Other first-degree murders carry life with a 30-year minimum (ORS 163.107(2)). No official state page on a governor's execution moratorium was found, so none is stated.
Source: ORS 163.095, 163.150, 137.473(1)

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FAQ

Does Oregon have the death penalty?
Oregon law still provides the death penalty, but only for aggravated murder, which since 2019 is limited to: a premeditated intentional killing of two or more people as an act of terrorism; a murder committed in custody by someone previously convicted of aggravated or first-degree murder; and premeditated intentional murder of a child under 14 or of a police or corrections, parole or probation officer because of the officer's duties. After an aggravated murder conviction, a jury decides between life, life without parole and death in a separate sentencing hearing. The statute sets lethal injection as the method.

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