PRINTER'S NO. 329
No. 314 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, COSTA, LEMMOND, EARLL, FUMO, TOMLINSON,
MUSTO, WENGER, KASUNIC, LOGAN, RHOADES, WAGNER, CORMAN,
KITCHEN, RAFFERTY, TARTAGLIONE AND ROBBINS, FEBRUARY 13, 2003
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 13, 2003
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, prohibiting criminal transmission of
3 human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency
4 syndrome.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
8 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
9 § 2717. Criminal transmission of HIV/AIDS.
10 (a) Transmission by sexual intercourse or intravenous use of
11 controlled substances.--A person commits a felony of the third
12 degree when such person is knowingly human immunodeficiency
13 virus (HIV) positive or manifesting acquired immune deficiency
14 syndrome (AIDS) and engages in sexual intercourse as defined in
15 section 3101 (relating to definitions) or shares a hypodermic
16 needle with a complainant, unless the complainant was informed
17 that the person is HIV positive or manifesting AIDS and
18 consented to the sexual intercourse or the sharing of the
1 hypodermic needle.
2 (b) Transmission by donation of bodily fluids.--A person
3 commits a felony of the third degree if the person, after
4 testing positive for AIDS or HIV and receiving actual notice of
5 that fact, knowingly donates or sells or knowingly attempts to
6 donate or sell any blood, blood components, plasma derivatives,
7 semen, tissue, organs, breast milk or bodily fluid for use by
8 another and with the intent to expose another to AIDS or HIV in
9 the event the donation is utilized except as necessary for
10 medical research or testing.
11 (c) Transmission not required.--Transmission of AIDS or HIV
12 to another person does not have to occur for a person to be
13 convicted of a violation of this section.
14 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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