Maryland Criminal Procedure Section 11-107

      (a)      In Part II of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

      (b)      "Charged" means to be the subject of an indictment, an information, or a petition alleging a delinquent act.

      (c)      "Health officer" has the meaning stated in § 1-101 of the Health - General Article.

      (d)      "HIV" means any human immunodeficiency virus that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

      (e)      (1)      "Prohibited exposure" means a crime or delinquent act that may have caused or resulted in exposure to HIV.

            (2)      "Prohibited exposure" includes:

                  (i)      contact that occurs on penetration, however slight, between the penis and the vulva or anus; and

                  (ii)      contact between the mouth and the penis, vulva, or anus.

      (f)      (1)      "Victim" means the victim of a prohibited exposure.

            (2)      "Victim" includes:

                  (i)      a law enforcement officer who is exposed to HIV while acting in the performance of duty; and

                  (ii)      a paid or volunteer firefighter, an emergency medical technician, or rescue squad member who is exposed to HIV while acting in the performance of duty.

      (g)      "Victim's representative" means:

            (1)      the parent of a victim who is a minor;

            (2)      the legal guardian of a victim; or

            (3)      the person authorized to give consent for the victim under § 5-605 of the Health - General Article.