Section 22-18-31 - Intentional exposure to HIV infection a felony

22-18-31. Intentional exposure to HIV infection a felony.Any person who, knowing himself or herself to be infected with HIV, intentionally exposes another person to infection by:(1)Engaging in sexual intercourse or other intimate physical contact with another person;(2)Transferring, donating, or providing blood, tissue, semen, organs, or other potentially infectious body fluids or parts for transfusion, transplantation, insemination, or other administration to another in any manner that presents a significant risk of HIV transmission;(3)Dispensing, delivering, exchanging, selling, or in any other way transferring to another person any nonsterile intravenous or intramuscular drug paraphernalia that has been contaminated by himself or herself; or(4)Throwing, smearing, or otherwise causing blood or semen, to come in contact with another person for the purpose of exposing that person to HIV infection; is guilty of criminal exposure to HIV.Criminal exposure to HIV is a Class 3 felony. Source: SL 2000, ch 99, §1; SL 2005, ch 120, §17.