Ch. 585                                    1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

[765.] 855. HIV TESTING OF OFFENDERS.

(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2)     "Agency" means any of the following:
(i) The Department of State Police;

(ii) The Baltimore City Police Department;

(iii) The police department, bureau, or force of any county;

(iv) The police department, bureau, or force of any incorporated city
or town;

(v) The office of the Sheriff of any county;

(vi) The office of the State's Attorney of any county;

(vii) The office of the Attorney General;

(viii) The office of the State Prosecutor;

(ix) The Department of Juvenile Justice; or

(x) The police department, bureau, or force of any bicounty agency or
the University of Maryland.

(3)     "Body fluids" has the meaning stated in § 18-338.1 of the Health -
General Article.

(4)     "Charged" means the filing of an indictment, information, or petition
alleging a delinquent act.

(5)     "Convicted" means:

(i) In receipt of a verdict or finding of guilt in a criminal proceeding;

(ii) Found to have committed a delinquent act in a juvenile proceeding
conducted in accordance with [Subtitle 8, Title 3 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Article] TITLE 3, SUBTITLE 8 OF THE COURTS ARTICLE; or

(iii) Having accepted a plea of guilt or nolo contendere.

(6)     "Department" means the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

(7)     "Exposure" means, as between a victim and a person charged:
(i) Percutaneous contact with blood or body fluids;

(ii) Mucocutaneous contact with blood or body fluids;

(iii) Open wound, including dermatitis, exudative lesions, or chapped
skin, contact with blood or body fluids for a prolonged period; or

(iv) Intact skin contact with large amounts of blood or body fluids for a
prolonged period.

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