Is A Person With Hiv Subject To A Harsher Sentence For Having Sex With A Prostitute?

Colorado Revised Statutes Section 18-7-205.7 provides that: Any person with knowledge of being infected with HIV who patronizes a prostitute is guilty of a class 6 felony. Patronizing a prostitute means engaging in an act of sexual intercourse or of deviate sexual conduct with a prostitute. This law does not apply to spouses.

Other Colorado Criminal Law FAQs

Q: Does An Hiv Positive Person Have To Tell Their Partner Their Status?
A: Colorado Revised Statutes section 18-7-201.7 provides that: Any person who, in exchange for money or any other thing of value, performs or offers or agrees to perform any act of sexual intercourse, oral sex, masturbation or anal intercourse and does so having tested positive for HIV, is guilty of a class 5 felony.