Only someone acting to intentionally infect another, and successfully doing so, would face a 25-year prison term (the maximum for a class B felony). An unsuccessful attempt to infect, or acting with reckless disregard, would be a class D felony. That is punishable by a maximum of five years in prison.
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Can you go to jail for exposing someone to HIV?
The maximum sentence length for violating an HIV-specific statute is also a matter of state law. Some states have a maximum sentence length up to life in prison, while others have maximum sentence lengths that are less than 10 years.
Is HIV positive a big deal?
Myth #6: With all of the modern treatments, HIV is no big deal. Although there have been a lot of medical advancements in the treatment of HIV, the virus can still lead to complications, and the risk of death is still significant for certain groups of people.
What happens if you have HIV for 10 years?
Years and decades later. Without treatment, HIV will progress to the third and most severe stage: AIDS. It can take about 10 years for your disease to turn into AIDS. That’s when your immune system is so weak that you can’t fight infections. Swollen lymph nodes and glands may be the first sign of AIDS.
Do you have to tell someone you are undetectable?
Having an undetectable viral load and continuing to stay on medication means you are not putting your partner(s) at risk. There is no moral imperative to disclose when you are not putting your partner at risk.
Can you sue someone for giving you an STD?
The answer is yes; you can sue someone for sexual battery no matter what STD was passed on. Sexual battery means sexual contact was made towards another individual without their consent. In the case of STDs, a battery case could be made since the known risk of contracting an STD was non-consensual.
Can you donate blood if you’re undetectable?
Any person known to be HIV infected should not donate blood, even if their most recent viral load is undetectable. People with HIV who are undetectable can still transmit the virus to another person sexually, to an infant (if a pregnant woman), or via blood transfusion.
How long can you stay undetectable?
A person’s viral load is considered durably undetectable when all viral load test results are undetectable for at least six months after their first undetectable test result. This means that most people will need to be on treatment for 7 to 12 months to have a durably undetectable viral load.
Can I infect my partner with an undetectable viral load?
Having an undetectable viral load does mean that there is not enough HIV in your body fluids to pass HIV on during sex. In other words, you are not infectious. For as long as your viral load stays undetectable, your chance of passing on HIV to a sexual partner is zero.
Do I have to tell my partner I have an STD?
Depending on which STI you have, you might need to tell them even earlier: If you have oral herpes, you should tell them before you kiss. If you have a genital STI, then it’s important to tell your partner before you have any type of sex: fingering, oral sex, vaginal, or anal sex.
Are there any incurable STDs?
The other 4 are viral infections which are incurable: hepatitis B, herpes simplex virus (HSV or herpes), HIV and human papillomavirus (HPV). STIs are spread predominantly by sexual contact, including vaginal, anal and oral sex.
Do you have to disclose STD to partner?
As a general rule, no, you do not have an obligation to tell your partner if you have a sexually transmitted disease. There aren’t any federal or state laws making it illegal for you to not tell a partner about an STD you may have.
