21-3406. Assisting suicide.

21-3406

Chapter 21.--CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS PART II.--PROHIBITED CONDUCT Article 34.--CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS

      21-3406.   Assisting suicide.(a) Assisting suicide is:

      (1)   Knowingly by force or duress causing another person to commit or toattempt to commit suicide; or

      (2)   with the intent and purpose of assisting another person to commit or toattempt tocommit suicide, knowingly either:

      (A)   Providing the physical means by which another person commits or attemptsto commit suicide; or

      (B)   participating in a physical act by which another person commits orattempts to commit suicide.

      (b)   Assisting suicide under subsection (1) is a severity level 3, personfelony.Assistingsuicide under subsection (2) is a severity level 9, person felony.

      History:   L. 1969, ch. 180, § 21-3406;L. 1992, ch. 298, § 8;L. 1993, ch. 291, § 23;L. 1998, ch. 142, § 3; July 1.