ORS 418.712 Definitions for ORS 418.714 and 418.718

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

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

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

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;

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;

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

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.