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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor Ch. 252
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Criminal Procedure
11-107.
(a) In Part II of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) "Charged" means to be the subject of an indictment, an information, or a
petition alleging a delinquent act.
(c) "Health officer" has the meaning stated in § 1-101 of the Health - General
Article.
(d) "HIV" means any human immunodeficiency virus that causes Acquired
Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
(e) (1) "Prohibited exposure" means a crime or delinquent act that may have
caused or resulted in exposure to HIV.
(2) "Prohibited exposure" includes:
(i) contact that occurs on penetration, however slight, between the
penis and the vulva or anus; and
(ii) contact between the mouth and the penis, vulva, or anus.
(f) (1) "Victim" means the victim of a prohibited exposure.
(2) "Victim" includes:
(i) a law enforcement officer who is exposed to HIV while acting in
the performance of duty; and
(ii) a paid or volunteer firefighter, an emergency medical
technician, or rescue squad member who is exposed to HIV while acting in the
performance of duty.
(g) "Victim's representative" means:
(1) the parent of a victim who is a minor;
(2) the legal guardian of a victim; or
(3) the person authorized to give consent for the victim under § 5-605 of
the Health - General Article.
11-108.
For the purposes of Part II of this subtitle, a person is convicted when in a
criminal proceeding the person:
(1) is found guilty; or
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