HIV/AIDS Facts
HIV/AIDS Laws
*the following laws were taken directly from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Prohibited acts, criminal penalties.
191.677.
It shall be unlawful for any individual knowingly infected with HIV to:
(1) Be or attempt to be a blood, blood products, organ, sperm or tissue donor except as deemed necessary for medical research;
(2) Act in a reckless manner by exposing another person to HIV without the knowledge and consent of that person to be exposed to HIV.
Violation of this law is a class B felony unless the victim contracts HIV from the contact in which case it is a class A felony.
The use of condoms is not a defense
For additional information regarding HIV/AIDS Laws in the State of Missouri please visit http://www.dhss.mo.gov/BlackAIDS/LawsRegs.html