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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 for CHLP's Sourcebook on State and Federal HIV Criminal Law and Practice.

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  • Sex (19)
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  • General STI/Communicable Disease Laws that Include HIV (2)
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  • General Felony Laws Used Against PLWH (26)
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