PRINTER'S NO. 1618
No. 1391 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY LANGTRY, TRELLO, KENNEY, NOYE, SCHEETZ, GAMBLE,
TIGUE, MRKONIC, ROBBINS, OLASZ, KASUNIC, CIVERA, BUNT,
BIRMELIN, BELFANTI, VROON, FLICK, LEH, BELARDI, JOHNSON,
ROBINSON, DeLUCA, E. Z. TAYLOR, HECKLER AND FARMER,
MAY 2, 1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MAY 2, 1989
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, requiring human immunodeficiency virus
3 (HIV) testing for persons convicted of sexual offenses.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
7 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
8 § 3129. Testing requirement of human immunodeficiency virus
9 (HIV).
10 Any person convicted of a violation of this chapter 31 which
11 involves transmission of bodily fluids shall be ordered by the
12 court to be tested for the presence of human immunodeficiency
13 virus (HIV) infection. If a person tests positive, the victim
14 shall be notified and referred to the Department of Health for
15 counseling.
16 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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