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Criminal Statutes on HIV Transmission, 2008

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 Criminalizes HIV Transmission?Statute and Type of Crime
United States32 Yes
AlabamaYes Ala. Code 22-11A-21 (Class C misdemeanor)
AlaskaYes Alaska Stat. 11.41.420 (May be considered an aggravating factor in a felony conviction, allowing for imposition of a sentence beyond the presumptive range)
ArizonaNo
ArkansasYes Ark. Code Ann. 514-123 (Class A felony)/ Ark. Code Ann. 20-15-903 (Class A misdemeanor)
CaliforniaYes Cal. Health & Saf. Code 120291 (Felony punishable by imprisonment for 3, 5 or 8 years)/ Cal. Health & Saf. Code 120290 (Misdemeanor) / Cal. Health & Saf. Code 1621.5 (Felony punishable by imprisonment for 2, 4 or 6 years)/ Cal. Pen. Code 12022.85 (3 year sentencing enhancement)/Cal. Pen. Code 647f (Felony-penalty enhancement)
ColoradoYes Colo. Rev. Stat. 187-201.7 (Class 5 felony) / Colo. Rev. Stat. 187-205.7 (Class 6 felony)
ConnecticutNo
DelawareYes Del. Code Ann. 16 2801 (Class E Felony)
District of ColumbiaNo
FloridaYes Fla. Stat. Ann. 384.24 / Fla. Stat. Ann. 381.0041 (11)(b) (3rd Degree Felony-punishable by not more than 5 years)
GeorgiaYes Ga. Code Ann. 165-60(c) (Felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years) / Ga. Code Ann. 165-60(d) (Felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than 5 and not more than 20 years)
HawaiiNo
IdahoYes Idaho Code 39-608 (Felony punishable by imprisonment for a period not to exceed 15 years or by fine not in excess of $5,000 or by both)
IllinoisYes 720 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/1216.2 (Class 2 felony)
IndianaYes Ind. Code Ann. 35-42-1-7 (Class C felony for committing the act; Class A felony if the act results in transmission of HIV) / Ind. Code Ann. 35-42-2-6(c) (Class D felony for committing the act; Class C felony if the defendant knew or recklessly failed to know that the bodily fluid or waste was infected with Hepatitis B, HIV or TB; Class B felony if the person knew or recklessly failed to know that the fluid or waste was infected with Hepatitis B or TB and the offense results in transmission; Class A felony if the person knew or recklessly failed to know that the bodily fluid or waste was infected with HIV and the offense resulted in transmission) / Ind. Code Ann. 35-42-2-6(d) (Class D felony if they person knew or recklessly failed to know that the blood, semen, urine or fecal waste was infected with Hepatitis B, HIV or TB; Class C felony if the person knew or recklessly failed to know that the blood, semen, urine, or fecal waste was infected with Hepatitis B or TB and the act results in transmission; Class B felony if the person knew or recklessly failed to know that the blood, semen, urine, or fecal waste was infected with HIV and transmission resulted)
IowaYes Iowa Code 709 C (Class B felony)
KansasYes Kan. Stat. Ann. 21-3435 (Class A misdemeanor)
KentuckyYes Ky. Rev. Stat. 529.090 (Class D felony) / Ky. Rev. Stat. 529.090 (4) (Class D felony)/ Ky. Rev. Stat. 311.990(24)(b) (Class D felony)
LouisianaYes La. Rev. Stat. 43.5 (Fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 10 years or both; if the victim is a police officer acting in the line of duty then the fine increases by $1,000 and imprisonment for not more than 11 years)
MaineNo
MarylandYes Md. Code Ann. Health-General 18-601.1 (Fine of $2,500 or imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or both)
MassachusettsNo
MichiganYes Mich. Comp. Laws 333.5210 (Felony)
MinnesotaNo
MississippiYesMiss. Code Ann. 97-27-14(1) (Felony)
MissouriYes Mo. Rev. Stat 191.677 (Class B felony; Class A felony if transmission occurs)
MontanaYes Mont. Code Ann. 50-18-112 (Misdemeanor)
NebraskaNo
NevadaYes Nev. Rev. Stat. 201.205 (Category B felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than 2 years and not more than 10 years or by a fine of not more than $10,000 or both) / Nev. Rev. Stat 201.358 (Category B felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than 2 years and not more than 10 years or by a fine of not more than $10,000 or both)
New HampshireNo
New JerseyYes N.J. Stat. 2C:34-5 (3rd degree crime punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment and up to $15,000 fine)
New MexicoNo
New YorkNA 
North CarolinaNo
North DakotaYes N.D. Cent. Code 12-1-20-17 (Class A felony)
OhioYes Ohio Rev. Code Ann. 2927.13 (4th degree felony)
OklahomaYes Okla. Stat. 1192.1 (Felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years) / Okla. Stat. 1031 (Felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years) / Okla. Stat. 1-519 (Felony)
OregonNo
PennsylvaniaYes 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. 2703 (2nd degree felony) / 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. 2704 (Penalty shall be the same for murder in the 2nd degree, which is punishable by death or life imprisonment) / 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. 5902(a) (Felony of the 3rd degree) / 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. 5902(b) (Felony of the 3rd degree) / 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. 5902(e) (Felony of the 3rd degree)
Rhode IslandNo
South CarolinaYes S.C. Code Ann. 4429-145 (Felony punishable by fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment for not more than 10 years)
South DakotaYes S.D Codified Laws 22-18-31 (Class 3 felony)
TennesseeYes Tenn. Code Ann. 39-13-109 (Class C felony) / Tenn. Code Ann. 68-10-107 (Class C misdemeanor)
TexasNo
UtahYes Utah Code Ann 7610-1309 (Felony of the 3rd degree)
VermontNo
VirginiaYes Va. Code Ann. 18.2-67, 4:1(A) (Class 6 felony) / Va. Code Ann. 18.2-67, 4:1(B) (Class 1 misdemeanor) / Va. Code Ann. 32.1-289.2 (Class 6 felony)
WashingtonYes Rev. Code Wash. 9A.36.011(1)(b) (Class A felony)
West VirginiaNo
WisconsinNo
WyomingNo
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Notes: 

For a detailed summary and notes for each statute, refer to the American Civil Liberties Union document listed below in the Data Sources.

Sources: 

State Criminal Statutes on HIV Transmission - 2008, American Civil Liberties Union, accessed 11/3/08, http://www.aclu.org/hiv/gen/35655res20080604.html.

Definitions: 

NA: Data are not available.




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