Aiding suicide is charged as which when the suicide is successful?

• A. Class C- intent/ knowing he aids or attempts to aid the other to commit or attempt to commit suicide.
• B. Class B Misdemeanor- aiding suicide is a misdemeanor
• C. Felony 2- aiding suicide charges
• D. State Jail Felony- suicide is successful

Answer: (D)

Aiding someone to commit suicide is illegal, and the penalty depends on the outcome of the act. The law punishes not just the intent to aid, but the result. When the aiding results in the person’s death, the offense is charged as a state jail felony, reflecting the more serious consequence of the act. If the suicide does not occur, the offense is a lesser offense under the statute. So, the correct charge when the suicide is successful is state jail felony.