South Dakota § 22-18-31 Intentional exposure to HIV infection a felony.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 22-18-31 — Intentional exposure to HIV infection a felony.

South Dakota § 22-18-31

Title 22CRIMES

Ch. 22-15ASSAULTS AND PERSONAL INJURIES

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S.D. Codified Laws § 22-18-31 (2026).

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Any person who, knowing himself or herself to be infected with HIV, intentionally exposes another person to infection by:

(1)Engaging in sexual intercourse or other intimate physical contact with another person;

(2)Transferring, donating, or providing blood, tissue, semen, organs, or other potentially infectious body fluids or parts for transfusion, transplantation, insemination, or other administration to another in any manner that presents a significant risk of HIV transmission;

(3)Dispensing, delivering, exchanging, selling, or in any other way transferring to another person any nonsterile intravenous or intramuscular drug paraphernalia that has been contaminated by himself or herself; or (4) Throwing, smearing, or otherwise causing blood or semen, to come in contact with

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Any person who, knowing himself or herself to be infected with HIV, intentionally exposes another person to infection by: (1) Engaging in sexual intercourse or other intimate physical contact with another person; (2) Transferring, donating, or providing blood, tissue, semen, organs, or other potentially infectious body fluids or parts for transfusion, transplantation, insemination, or other administration to another in any manner that presents a significant risk of HIV transmission; (3) Dispensing, delivering, exchanging, selling, or in any other way transferring to another person any nonsterile intravenous or intramuscular drug paraphernalia that has been contaminated by himself or herself; or (4) Throwing, smearing, or otherwise causing blood or semen, to come in contact with another person for the purpose of exposing that person to HIV infection; is guilty of criminal exposure to HIV. Criminal exposure to HIV is a Class 3 felony.