Arkansas Criminal Law FAQs

• Q: I Am Hiv Positive, Am I Required To Inform My Partner Of My Status?
  A: Arkansas Code Annotated Section 5-14-123 provides that: It is a class A felony for a person who knows that he or she has tested positive for HIV to expose another to HIV (1) through the transfer of blood or blood products or (2) by engaging in sexual intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, anal intercourse, or any other intrusion, however slight, of any part of a person's body or of any object into the genital or anal openings of another person's body, without first having informed the other person of the presence of HIV. The emission of semen is not a required element of the crime.
• Q: Do I Have To Tell My Doctor If I Am Hiv Positive?
  A: Arkansas Code Annotated Section 20-15-903 provides that: A person who is HIV positive must, prior to receiving any health care services of a physician or dentist, advise such physician or dentist that the person has HIV. Failure to do so is a class A misdemeanor.

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