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Does A Person With Hiv Have To Inform Their Partner Of Their Status?

Oklahoma Statute Title 21 Section 1192.1 provides that: It shall be unlawful for any person, knowing that he or she has AIDS or HIV and with intent to infect another, to engage in conduct reasonably likely to result in the transfer of the person's own blood, semen or vaginal secretions into the bloodstream of another, or thorough the skin or other membranes of another person. It is a defense that the transmission was in utero, or that the other person consented to the transmission of the blood or fluid with knowledge of the HIV positive status.

Other Oklahoma Criminal Law FAQs

  • Q: Is A Prostitute With Hiv Subject To A Harsher Sentence?
    A: Oklahoma Statute Title 21 Section 1031 provides that: Any person who engages in prostitution with knowledge that they are infected with HIV shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five years.
  • Q: Does A Person With An Std Have To Inform Their Partner Of Their Status?
    A: Oklahoma Statute Title 63 Section 1-519 provides that: It is a felony for any person, after becoming infected with a venereal disease and before being pronounced cured by a physician in writing, to marry any other person or to expose any other person by the act of copulation or sexual intercourse to such venereal disease.

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