Mississippi HB1003 revises laws on exposing others to contagious diseases and endangerment by bodily substance.
Mississippi HB1003 amends Section 97-27-14 of the Mississippi Code to redefine the crime of exposing another to contagious diseases and endangerment by bodily substance. It specifies that a person cannot be deemed to have acted with specific intent solely because they failed to use means to prevent transmission. The bill also establishes defenses to prosecution, such as if the person who acquired the disease knew of the defendant's positive status or if the disease was not transmitted.
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