<section number="76-5-205"><effdate>5/6/2026</effdate><histories><history>Amended by Chapter <modchap sess="2026GS">330</modchap>, 2026 General Session</history><modyear>2026</modyear></histories><catchline>Manslaughter.</catchline><subsection number="76-5-205(1)">Terms defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-1-101.5">76-1-101.5</xref> apply to this section.</subsection><subsection number="76-5-205(2)">An actor commits manslaughter if the actor:<subsection number="76-5-205(2)(a)">recklessly causes the death of another individual; or</subsection><subsection number="76-5-205(2)(b)">commits a homicide which would be murder, but the offense is reduced in accordance with Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="76-5-203(4)">76-5-203(4)</xref>.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="76-5-205(3)">A violation of Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="76-5-205(2)">(2)</xref> is a second degree felony.</subsection><subsection number="76-5-205(4)"><subsection number="76-5-205(4)(a)">In addition to the penalty described under this section or any other section, an actor who is convicted of violating this section shall have the actor's driver license revoked under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53-3-220">53-3-220</xref> if the death of another individual results from driving a motor vehicle.</subsection><subsection number="76-5-205(4)(b)">The court shall forward the report of the conviction resulting from driving a motor vehicle to the Driver License Division in accordance with Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53-3-218">53-3-218</xref>.</subsection></subsection></section>