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Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.195 (2026)

Recklessly endangering another person

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      163.195 Recklessly endangering another person. (1) A person commits the crime of recklessly endangering another person if the person recklessly engages in conduct which creates a substantial risk of serious physical injury to another person.

      (2) Recklessly endangering another person is a Class A misdemeanor. [1971 c.743 §96]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 207 cases (74 in the last 5 years), 1973–2026 · leading case: State v. Cervantes, 223 P.3d 425 (Or. Ct. App. 2009).
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State v. Cervantes, 223 P.3d 425 (Or. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 135× “910 (2005); and recklessly endangering another person, ORS 163.195. [1] As explained below, the state is not in a position to obtain reversal as to the first two charges.”
United States v. Davis, 139 S. Ct. 2319 (2019). “1-17-03 (2012) ("substantial risk of serious bodily injury or death"); Ore. Rev. Stat. § 163.195(1) (2017) ("substantial risk of serious physical injury"); Wash.”
State v. Giron-Cortez, 557 P.3d 505 (Or. 2024). · cites it 4× “2 He was also charged with 10 counts of recklessly endangering another person under ORS 163.195 (providing that a person commits the crime of reckless endangerment “if the person recklessly engages in conduct which creates a sub- stantial risk of serious physical injury to…”
State v. Wakefield, 425 P.3d 491 (Or. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 6× “*695 Defendant was convicted of recklessly endangering another person, ORS 163.195, for using a slingshot to shoot a marble at a vacant bus shelter.”
State v. Sumerlin, 913 P.2d 340 (Or. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 5× “010, and two counts of reckless endangering, ORS 163.195. Defendant pled guilty to the above charges, which stem from a single criminal episode.”
Kilminster v. Day Mgmt. Corp., 919 P.2d 474 (Or. 1996). · cites it 4× “" Plaintiffs assert that defendants engaged in a pattern of racketeering activity by committing acts prohibited by ORS 163.195. ORS 163.195 provides: "(1) A person commits the crime of recklessly endangering another person if the person recklessly engages in conduct which…”
State v. Moses, 997 P.2d 251 (Or. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 8× “1 In defendant’s first assignment of error, he asserts that the trial court erred by failing to instruct the jury as to the elements of recklessly endangering another person, ORS 163.195, which he contends is a lesser-included offense of the crime of attempted aggravated murder.”
State v. Beeson, 479 P.3d 576 (Or. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 3× “On appeal, defendant argues that admitting the BAC results violated his Article I, section 12, rights under the Oregon Constitution. In particular, he argues that his consent to the breath test was the product of an earlier Miranda violation.”
State v. Shields, 482 P.3d 784 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 5× “220, or recklessly endangering another person, ORS 163.195. The state established that defendant has a prior conviction for aggravated assault, OCGA § 16-5- 21(a), which it argued corresponds to first-degree assault, ORS 163.”
State v. Harris, 487 P.3d 421 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 7× “240, and recklessly endangering another person, ORS 163.195. The reckless endangerment charge was based on defendant’s daughter not wearing a helmet and defendant carrying weapons while bicycling with her.”
State v. Meharry, 149 P.3d 1155 (Or. 2006). · cites it 2× “010; and recklessly endangering another person, ORS 163.195. Before trial, defendant moved to suppress the evidence found in the van, arguing that Tarvin had violated her rights under the state and federal constitutions by searching the van without a warrant.”
Jones v. State of Oregon, 265 P.3d 75 (Or. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 8× “Recklessly endangering, ORS 163.195, does not require an actual victim as an element of the offense.”
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— Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.195(1) — 32 cases
State v. Cervantes, 223 P.3d 425 (Or. Ct. App. 2009). “910 (2005); and recklessly endangering another person, ORS 163.195. [1] As explained below, the state is not in a position to obtain reversal as to the first two charges.”
United States v. Davis, 139 S. Ct. 2319 (2019). “1-17-03 (2012) ("substantial risk of serious bodily injury or death"); Ore. Rev. Stat. § 163.195(1) (2017) ("substantial risk of serious physical injury"); Wash.”
State v. Wakefield, 425 P.3d 491 (Or. Ct. App. 2018). “*695 Defendant was convicted of recklessly endangering another person, ORS 163.195, for using a slingshot to shoot a marble at a vacant bus shelter.”
Jones v. State of Oregon, 265 P.3d 75 (Or. Ct. App. 2011). “Recklessly endangering, ORS 163.195, does not require an actual victim as an element of the offense.”
State v. Harris, 487 P.3d 421 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). “240, and recklessly endangering another person, ORS 163.195. The reckless endangerment charge was based on defendant’s daughter not wearing a helmet and defendant carrying weapons while bicycling with her.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.195(2) — 1 case
State v. Shields, 482 P.3d 784 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). “220, or recklessly endangering another person, ORS 163.195. The state established that defendant has a prior conviction for aggravated assault, OCGA § 16-5- 21(a), which it argued corresponds to first-degree assault, ORS 163.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.195(l) — 1 case
Jones v. State of Oregon, 265 P.3d 75 (Or. Ct. App. 2011). “Recklessly endangering, ORS 163.195, does not require an actual victim as an element of the offense.”
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