Oregon Code § 131.007·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Victim
defined.
As used
in ORS 40.385, 135.230, 147.417, 147.419 and 147.421 and in ORS chapters 136,
137 and 144, except as otherwise specifically provided or unless the context
requires otherwise, victim means the person or persons who have suffered
financial, social, psychological or physical harm as a result of a crime and
includes, in the case of a homicide or abuse of corpse in any degree, a member
of the immediate family of the decedent and, in the case of a minor victim, the
legal guardian of the minor. In no event shall the criminal defendant be
considered a victim. [1987 c.2 §17; 1993 c.294 §3; 1997 c.313 §30; 2009 c.178 §32;
2013 c.144 §3]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 131.007
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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