Louisiana Sex Crime Defense Attorney 

Attorney Elizabeth B. Carpenter  –  Dedicated to defending those accused of Sex Crimes

Whoever is convicted of Intentional Exposure to AIDS will have to Register as a Sex Offender for 15 years — To be conducted annually.

Intentional Exposure to AIDS Virus is considered a Crime of Violence in Louisiana.

INTENTIONAL EXPOSURE TO AIDS VIRUS — LA. R.S. 14:43.5

1) No person shall intentionally expose another to any acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) virus through sexual contact without the knowing and lawful consent of the victim.

2) No person shall intentionally expose another to any acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) virus through any means or contact without the knowing and lawful consent of the victim.

3) No person shall intentionally expose a police officer to any AIDS virus through any means or contact without the knowing and lawful consent of the police officer when the offender has reasonable grounds to believe the victim is a police officer acting in the performance of his duty.

* Whoever commits the crime of intentional exposure to AIDS virus shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than ten years, or both.

* Whoever commits the crime of intentional exposure to AIDS virus against a police officer shall be fined not more than six thousand dollars, imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than eleven years, or both

Elizabeth B. Carpenter, Esq. — Louisiana Sex Offense Defense Attorney