Intentional exposure to HIV infection a felony

SDCL § 22-18-31, under ASSAULTS AND PERSONAL INJURIES.

SDCL § 22-18-31

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. Source: SL 2000, ch 99 , § 1; SL 2005, ch 120 , § 17.