NCJ Number
143401
Date Published
1992
Length
18 pages
Annotation
This document summarizes the legislation of 28 States that authorizes HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) testing of sex offenders, current through December 31, 1991.
Abstract
The relevant State laws are presented for Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia. Under some of the relevant laws, a person arrested for a sexual offense or other crime that involved "significant exposure" may be requested to submit to an HIV test and to consent to the release of the test result to the victim, if such a test is requested by the victim or the parent or guardian of a minor victim. Most of the statutes require that those convicted of a sexual offense that involved "significant exposure" be required to take an HIV test if requested by the victim or the parent/guardian of a minor victim. The laws typically define "significant exposure," the conditions under which the test is voluntary or mandatory, and the parties to whom the test results may be given.