H.B. 576                                                 VETOES

(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.

(8)     "Health officer" has the meaning as stated in § 1-101(d) of the Health -
General Article.

(9)     "HIV" means any human immunodeficiency virus that causes acquired
immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).

(10)   "Offense" means:

(i) Any prohibited activity involving a sexual act that includes:

1.       Contact between the penis and the vulva or the penis and the
anus, and for purposes of this subparagraph contact involving the penis occurs upon
penetration, however slight; or

2.       Contact between the mouth and the penis, the mouth and the
vulva, or the mouth and the anus; or

(ii) Any other criminal offense or delinquent act the commission of
which may have caused or resulted in an exposure.

(11)   (i) "Victim" means the victim of an offense.
(ii) "Victim" includes:

1.       The parent of a victim who is a minor;

2.       The legal guardian of a victim; or

3.       The person authorized to give substituted consent for the
victim under § 5-605 of the Health - General Article.

(b) (1) Upon the written request of a victim to the office of the State's Attorney
in the jurisdiction where an offense occurred, the court shall order an individual
convicted of committing the offense or being granted probation before judgment under

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