A few states (Texas, New Mexico, and Utah) have tried to simplify the whole matter of paramour killings by legalizing such killings where the paramour is caught in the act.

• 有不少的州（得克萨斯、新墨西哥和犹他州）已经试着在起立法中通过将在奸夫（妇）被捉的情况下发生的此类杀人行为合法化而使整个的奸夫（妇）被杀问题简单化。