Ind. Code § 16-41-8-6

Current through P.L. 171-2024
Section 16-41-8-6 - Right of a victim to require certain defendants to undergo HIV testing; procedures
(a) If an indictment or information alleges that the defendant compelled another person to engage in sexual activity by force or threat of force, the alleged victim of the offense described in the indictment or information may request that the defendant against whom the indictment or information is filed be tested for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
(b) Not later than forty-eight (48) hours after an alleged victim described in subsection (a) requests that the defendant be tested for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the defendant must be tested for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
(c) As soon as practicable, the results of a test for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) conducted under subsection (b) shall be sent to:
(1) the alleged victim;
(2) the parent or guardian of the alleged victim, if the alleged victim is less than eighteen (18) years of age; and
(3) the defendant.
(d) If follow-up testing of the defendant for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is necessary, the results of follow-up testing of the defendant shall be sent to:
(1) the alleged victim;
(2) the parent or guardian of the alleged victim if the alleged victim is less than eighteen (18) years of age; and
(3) the defendant.

IC 16-41-8-6

As added by P.L. 94-2010, SEC.6.