Is It A Crime To Solicit A Prostitute If The Person Has Hiv?

Other Ohio Criminal Law FAQs

• Q: Does A Person With Hiv Have To Inform Their Partner Of Their Status?
  A: Ohio Revised Code Annotated Section 2903.11 provides that: No person, with knowledge that the person has tested positive for HIV, shall do any of the following: (1) Engage in sexual conduct with another person without disclosing his or her HIV positive status to the other person prior to engaging in the sexual conduct, (2) Engage in sexual conduct with a person whom the offender knows or has reasonable cause to believe lacks the mental capacity to appreciate the significance of the knowledge that the offender is HIV positive, or (3) Engage in sexual conduct with a person under 18 who is not the spouse of the offender. Violation of this provision is felonious assault, a felony of the second degree. If the victim is a peace office and suffers serious physical harm as a result of the offense, it is a felony in the first degree.
• Q: Is A Prostitute With Hiv Subject To A Harsher Sentence?
  A: Ohio Revised Code Annotated Section 2907.25 provides that: No person, with knowledge that the person has tested positive for HIV, shall engage in sexual activity for hire. Violation of this provision is a third degree felony.
• Q: Is It Illegal For A Person With Hiv To Donate Blood Or Organs?
  A: Ohio Revised Code Annotated Section 2927.13 provides that: No person, with knowledge that he or she is HIV positive, shall sell or donate his/her blood, plasma, or a product of his/her blood, if he or she knows or should know the blood, plasma, or product of his/her blood is being accepted for the purpose of transfusion to another individual.