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§21-1192.1.
§21-1192.1.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person knowing that he or she has
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) or is a carrier of the
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and with intent to infect another,
to engage in conduct reasonably likely to result in the transfer of
the person's own blood, bodily fluids containing visible blood, semen,
or vaginal secretions into the bloodstream of another, or through the
skin or other membranes of another person, except during in utero
transmission of blood or bodily fluids, and:
1. The other person did not consent to the transfer of blood, bodily
fluids containing blood, semen, or vaginal secretions; or
2. The other person consented to the transfer but at the time of
giving consent had not been informed by the person that the person
transferring such blood or fluids had AIDS or was a carrier of HIV.
B. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section
shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the custody
of the Department of Corrections for not more than five (5) years.
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