Alaska Manslaughter and Criminally Negligent Homicide Laws (2026)
Alaska manslaughter (AS 11.41.120) is a class A felony of up to 20 years. See criminally negligent homicide, DUI crash deaths and the 2026 hit-and-run change.
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Manslaughter Laws
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Arizona Manslaughter Laws: Negligent Homicide and DUI Deaths (2026)
Arizona manslaughter is a class 2 felony under A.R.S. 13-1103; negligent homicide is a class 4 felony. See each form, the sentence ranges and the vehicle-death offenses.
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Arkansas Manslaughter and Negligent Homicide Laws (2026)
Arkansas manslaughter is a Class B felony (5 to 20 years) with four forms. Learn how negligent homicide covers drunk-driving deaths and the 85 percent rule.
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California Manslaughter Laws: Voluntary, Involuntary and Vehicular
California manslaughter under Penal Code 192: voluntary (3, 6 or 11 years), involuntary, vehicular and DUI manslaughter under 191.5, with sentences.
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Colorado Manslaughter and Vehicular Homicide Laws (2026)
Colorado manslaughter is a class 4 felony under C.R.S. 18-3-104. See criminally negligent homicide, vehicular homicide, heat of passion and sentence ranges.
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DC Manslaughter Laws: Voluntary, Involuntary and Negligent Homicide
Manslaughter in Washington, DC carries up to 30 years under D.C. Code 22-2105. See the common-law forms, negligent homicide by vehicle and the panic-defense ban.
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Delaware Manslaughter and Vehicular Homicide Laws (2026)
Delaware manslaughter (11 Del. C. 632) is a class B felony, 2 to 25 years. Criminally negligent homicide and vehicular homicide carry their own grades.
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Florida Manslaughter Laws: DUI Manslaughter, Vehicular Homicide (2026)
Florida manslaughter (782.07) is a second-degree felony, up to 15 years. See aggravated manslaughter, the DUI manslaughter 4-year minimum and vehicular homicide.
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Georgia Manslaughter Laws: Voluntary, Involuntary and Vehicle Deaths
Georgia manslaughter law: voluntary (1 to 20 years), involuntary (felony or misdemeanor), aggravated involuntary manslaughter, and homicide by vehicle for DUI deaths.
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Hawaii Manslaughter and Negligent Homicide Laws (2026)
Hawaii manslaughter (HRS 707-702) is a class A felony: up to 20 years, or an extended life term. See the EMED defense and negligent homicide for DUI deaths.
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Idaho Manslaughter Laws: Voluntary, Involuntary and Vehicular (2026)
Idaho manslaughter (Idaho Code 18-4006) has voluntary, involuntary and vehicular kinds. See each penalty, the 2025 DUI death tiers and drug-induced homicide.
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Illinois Manslaughter Laws: Involuntary, Reckless Homicide and DUI
Illinois has no voluntary manslaughter for born victims; that killing is second degree murder. Involuntary manslaughter and reckless homicide start as Class 3 felonies.
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Indiana Manslaughter Laws: Voluntary, Involuntary and OWI Deaths
Indiana voluntary manslaughter is a Level 2 felony (10 to 30 years). Involuntary manslaughter and reckless homicide are Level 5; OWI causing death is Level 4.
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Iowa Manslaughter Laws: Voluntary, Involuntary and Vehicular (2026)
Iowa voluntary manslaughter is a class C felony (up to 10 years). See involuntary manslaughter grades and homicide by vehicle, a class B felony when intoxicated.
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Kansas Manslaughter Laws: Voluntary, Involuntary and DUI Deaths
Kansas voluntary manslaughter is a level 3 felony and involuntary manslaughter level 5 under K.S.A. 21-5404 and 21-5405. See DUI deaths and grid ranges.
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Kentucky Manslaughter Laws: First and Second Degree (2026)
Kentucky manslaughter laws: first-degree (Class B, 10-20 years), second-degree (Class C, 5-10), reckless homicide, and how DUI and fentanyl deaths are graded.
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Louisiana Manslaughter, Negligent and Vehicular Homicide Laws
Louisiana manslaughter carries up to 40 years at hard labor. See the heat-of-blood rule, the 2026 negligent homicide increase and vehicular homicide penalties.
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Maine Manslaughter Laws: Class A Sentences and OUI Deaths (2026)
Maine manslaughter (17-A M.R.S. 203) is a Class A crime, up to 30 years, for reckless, negligent or provoked killings. An OUI death is Class B, 6-month minimum.
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Manslaughter in Alabama: Sentences, DUI Deaths and Homicide by Vehicle
Alabama manslaughter (Ala. Code 13A-6-3) is a Class B felony of 2 to 20 years. See the four forms, the 2026 DUI death change and homicide by vehicle.
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Manslaughter in Connecticut: Degrees, Sentences and DUI Deaths
Connecticut first-degree manslaughter (53a-55) is a class B felony, 1 to 20 years; second degree is class C, 1 to 10. DUI and vehicle deaths have separate offenses.
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Manslaughter in Michigan: Voluntary, Involuntary and OWI Deaths
Michigan punishes manslaughter by up to 15 years under MCL 750.321. See the voluntary and involuntary forms, OWI causing death and other driving deaths.
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Manslaughter in Mississippi: Heat of Passion, Negligence, DUI Deaths
Mississippi manslaughter carries up to 20 years under Miss. Code 97-3-25(1), or 30 for child homicide. See the heat-of-passion, negligence, DUI and fleeing-death laws.
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Manslaughter in North Carolina: Classes, Sentences and DUI Deaths
North Carolina manslaughter law: voluntary (Class D) and involuntary (Class F) felonies under G.S. 14-18, plus felony and misdemeanor death by vehicle.
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Manslaughter in Oklahoma: First and Second Degree, Negligent Homicide
Oklahoma first-degree manslaughter is a Class A2 felony, at least 4 years served at 85 percent; second degree is 2 to 4 years, jail or a fine. See DUI deaths.
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Manslaughter in South Dakota: Degrees, Sentences and DUI Deaths
South Dakota first-degree manslaughter is a Class C felony (up to life); second degree is Class 4 (10 years). See vehicular homicide and the parole rules.
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Manslaughter in Washington: Degrees, Sentences and Vehicular Homicide
Washington first-degree manslaughter (reckless) is a class A felony; second-degree (criminal negligence) is class B. See sentence ranges and vehicular homicide.
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Manslaughter Laws by State: Voluntary, Involuntary, Vehicular (2026)
Manslaughter laws in all 50 states and DC: voluntary vs involuntary, degrees, sentences, DUI and vehicular manslaughter, panic-defense bans and federal law.
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Maryland Manslaughter Laws: Voluntary, Involuntary, Vehicular (2026)
Maryland manslaughter is a common-law felony punishable by up to 10 years under Criminal Law 2-207. Vehicle and DUI deaths have their own statutory penalties.
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Massachusetts Manslaughter Laws: OUI Manslaughter and Vehicle Homicide
Massachusetts manslaughter carries up to 20 years in state prison under G.L. c. 265 s. 13. OUI manslaughter is 5 to 20 years; c. 90 s. 24G covers vehicle homicide.
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Minnesota Manslaughter Laws: Degrees and Vehicular Homicide (2026)
Minnesota first-degree manslaughter carries up to 15 years and second-degree up to 10. Learn the heat-of-passion rule and criminal vehicular homicide penalties.
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Missouri Manslaughter Laws: Voluntary, Involuntary and DWI Deaths
Missouri voluntary manslaughter is a class B felony (5 to 15 years). See both degrees of involuntary manslaughter and how DWI deaths are graded since 2026.
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Montana Manslaughter Laws: Mitigated and Negligent Homicide (2026)
Montana has no manslaughter crime. See mitigated deliberate homicide (2-40 years), negligent homicide (up to 20) and the two DUI vehicular homicide offenses.
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Nebraska Manslaughter and Motor Vehicle Homicide Laws (2026)
Nebraska manslaughter (28-305) is a Class IIA felony of up to 20 years. See sudden quarrel, unlawful-act manslaughter and motor vehicle homicide grades.
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Nevada Manslaughter Laws: Voluntary, Involuntary and DUI Deaths
Nevada manslaughter under NRS 200.040: voluntary (1 to 10 years), involuntary (1 to 4 years), misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter and DUI death penalties.
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New Hampshire Manslaughter and Negligent Homicide Laws (2026)
New Hampshire manslaughter (RSA 630:2) covers extreme-provocation and reckless killings, up to 30 years. Negligent homicide is a class B felony, class A if impaired.
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New Jersey Manslaughter Laws: Aggravated, Passion and Vehicular (2026)
New Jersey aggravated manslaughter by extreme indifference is first degree (10 to 30 years); manslaughter is second degree. Vehicular homicide has its own sections.
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New Mexico Manslaughter Laws: Voluntary, Involuntary and DWI Deaths
New Mexico voluntary manslaughter is a third degree felony (6-year basic sentence) and involuntary manslaughter a fourth degree felony. See DWI homicide rules.
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New York Manslaughter Laws: Degrees, Sentences and DWI Deaths (2026)
New York grades manslaughter by degree: manslaughter 1st is a class B violent felony (5 to 25 years), 2nd is class C, and impaired-driving deaths are separate crimes.
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North Dakota Manslaughter and Vehicular Homicide Laws (2026)
North Dakota manslaughter is a reckless killing and a class B felony (up to 10 years). See negligent homicide and criminal vehicular homicide penalties.
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Ohio Manslaughter Laws: Voluntary, Involuntary and Vehicular (2026)
Ohio manslaughter laws under R.C. 2903.03 and 2903.04: degrees, prison ranges, reckless homicide, and aggravated vehicular homicide for OVI deaths.
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Oregon Manslaughter Laws: Degrees, Measure 11 and DUI Deaths (2026)
Oregon manslaughter in the first degree is a Class A felony with a 120-month mandatory minimum; second degree is Class B with 75 months. See DUI death rules.
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Pennsylvania Manslaughter Laws: Voluntary, Involuntary and DUI Deaths
Pennsylvania voluntary manslaughter is a first-degree felony (up to 20 years); involuntary manslaughter is usually a misdemeanor. Vehicle deaths are separate crimes.
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Rhode Island Manslaughter Laws: Voluntary, Involuntary and DUI Deaths
Rhode Island manslaughter (R.I. Gen. Laws 11-23-3) carries up to 30 years. A DUI death is 5 to 15 years for a first offense; reckless driving deaths, up to 10.
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South Carolina Manslaughter Laws: Sentences and DUI Deaths (2026)
South Carolina manslaughter law: voluntary manslaughter (2 to 30 years), involuntary manslaughter (up to 5), reckless vehicular homicide and felony DUI deaths.
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Tennessee Manslaughter and Vehicular Homicide Laws (2026)
Tennessee voluntary manslaughter is a Class B felony (8 to 30 years) since July 2023. See reckless and negligent homicide, vehicular homicide and fatal hit-and-run.
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Texas Manslaughter Laws: Reckless, Negligent and Intoxication (2026)
Texas manslaughter (Penal Code 19.04) is a second-degree felony, 2 to 20 years. Learn criminally negligent homicide, intoxication manslaughter and 2025 changes.
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Utah Manslaughter and Automobile Homicide Laws (2026)
Utah manslaughter is a second degree felony (1 to 15 years) and negligent homicide a class A misdemeanor. Automobile homicide carries 5 to 15 years. See each statute.
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Vermont Manslaughter Laws: Voluntary, Involuntary and DUI Deaths
Vermont manslaughter (13 V.S.A. 2304) carries 1 to 15 years, a $3,000 fine, or both. Gross negligence and DUI driving deaths carry up to 15 years under Title 23.
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Virginia Manslaughter Laws: Class 5 Felonies and DUI Manslaughter
Virginia manslaughter law: voluntary and involuntary manslaughter are Class 5 felonies, and aggravated DUI involuntary manslaughter carries 1 to 20 years.
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West Virginia Manslaughter Laws: Voluntary, Involuntary and DUI Deaths
West Virginia voluntary manslaughter carries 5 to 25 years since June 2026; involuntary is a misdemeanor. See vehicular homicide, DUI death and fleeing-death laws.
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Wisconsin Manslaughter Laws: Second-Degree and Reckless Homicide
Wisconsin has no crime named manslaughter. See second-degree intentional homicide (up to 60 years), reckless homicide and intoxicated-vehicle homicide.
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Wyoming Manslaughter Laws: Voluntary, Involuntary and Vehicle Deaths
Wyoming manslaughter (W.S. 6-2-105) is a felony of up to 20 years. See criminally negligent homicide, homicide by vehicle and the aggravated DUI form.
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