Find the Laws in Your State
Select your state for information on HIV criminalization laws and policies that have been used to prosecute people living with HIV based on research from CHLP's Sourcebook on State and Federal HIV Criminal Law and Practice, CHLP (2024).
See Mapping HIV Criminalization Laws in the U.S., CHLP (2025) for sharable and printable versions of CHLP's map resources.
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HIV Criminalization Laws in the U.S.
- Exposure and Transmission Offense (32)
- Sex Offense Registration (5)
- Donation Offense (14)
- Sex Work Penalty Enhancement (10)
- Bodily Fluid Penalty Enhancement (11)
- General Criminal Law Penalty Enhancement (11)
- Needle/Syringe Sharing Penalty Enhancement (9)