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Mississippi Criminal Law FAQs

• Q: Does A Person With Hiv Have To Inform Their Partner Of Their Status?
  A: Mississippi Code Annotated Section 41-23-29 provides that: The state board of health has to the power to isolate, quarantine or otherwise confine a person afflicted with an infectious STD. The board may create rules and regulations relevant to this power. Violation of those rules and regulations will be deemed a misdemeanor and is punishable by fine or imprisonment or both.

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