State Penalty
Alabama Misdemeanor
Alaska Sentence Enhancement
Arizona Misdemeanor: up to 4 months imprisonment & fine of up to $750
Arkansas Felony or Misdemeanor
California Felony, Misdemeanor, and/or Sentence or Penalty Enhancement
Colorado Felony and/or Sentence Enhancement
Connecticut No specific HIV laws
Delaware No specific HIV laws; health workers face Felony charges for mishandling donated HIV-positive blood
Florida Felony (possibly First Degree)
Georgia Felony: up to 20 years imprisonment
Hawaii No specific HIV laws
Idaho Felony: up to 15 years & fine of up to $5000
Illinois Felony
Indiana Felony or Misdemeanor
Iowa Felony
Kansas Felony or Misdemeanor
Kentucky Felony
Louisiana Felony
Maine No specific HIV laws
Maryland Misdemeanor: up to 3 years imprisonment & fine of up to $2500
Massachusetts No specific HIV laws
Michigan Felony
Minnesota Felony or Misdemeanor
Mississippi Felony: 3 to 10 years imprisonment & fine up to $10,000
Missouri Felony
Montana Misdemeanor
Nebraska Felony
Nevada Felony: 2 to 10 years imprisonment & fine up to $10,000, and/or Misdemeanor and/or Sentence Enhancement
New Hampshire No specific HIV laws
New Jersey Felony
New Mexico No specific HIV laws
New York Felony: up to 7 years imprisonment & fine up to $5000, or Misdemeanor: up to 1 year imprisonment & fine up to $1000
North Carolina Misdemeanor: up to 2 years imprisonment
North Dakota Felony
Ohio Felony
Oklahoma Felony: up to 5 years imprisonment
Oregon No specific HIV laws
Pennsylvania Felony: penalty shall be the same as Second Degree Murder
Rhode Island Misdemeanor: Up to 3 months imprisonment & fine up to $100
South Carolina Felony: up to 10 years imprisonment & fine up to $5000, or Misdemeanor: up to 30 days imprisonment & fine up to $400
South Dakota Felony
Tennessee Felony or Misdemeanor
Texas No specific HIV laws
Utah Felony with Enhanced Penalty
Vermont No specific HIV laws
Virginia Felony or Misdemeanor
Washington Felony
West Virginia Quarantine, Misdemeanor, Felony
Wisconsin Sentence Enhancement
Wyoming Felony or Misdemeanor