South Dakota statute
SDCL § 22-18-31 — Intentional exposure to HIV infection a felony
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 18: Assaults And Personal Injuries, South Dakota Codified Laws.
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Full text of SDCL § 22-18-31
Statutory text current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of South Dakota.
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.
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Questions this section answers
Is intentional exposure to HIV infection a felony a felony or a misdemeanor in South Dakota?
Intentional exposure to HIV infection a felony is a Class 3 Felony in South Dakota under SDCL § 22-18-31.
Which South Dakota statute covers intentional exposure to HIV infection a felony?
Intentional exposure to HIV infection a felony is governed by SDCL § 22-18-31 (Intentional exposure to HIV infection a felony).
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