2013 Maryland Code
HEALTH - GENERAL
§ 18-601 - Exposure of other individuals -- By infected individual generally
§18-601.
(a) An individual who has an infectious disease that endangers public health may not willfully:
(1) Be in a public place without taking proper precautions against exposing other individuals to the disease; or
(2) Transfer to another individual any article that has been exposed to the disease without thoroughly disinfecting the article.
(b) A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.
§ 18-601 - 1. Exposure of other individuals -- By individual with human immunodeficiency virus
(a) Prohibited act. -- An individual who has the human immunodeficiency virus may not knowingly transfer or attempt to transfer the human immunodeficiency virus to another individual.
(b) Penalty. -- A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $ 2,500 or imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or both.
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