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§ 99-3-41. HIV and AIDS testing of persons arrested for the commission of sex crimes against minors

MS Code § 99-3-41 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) Every person who is arrested for the commission of any sex crime against a minor as provided in Section 97-5-51, the Mississippi Child Protection Act, shall be tested for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Such test shall be administered upon arrest but, no later than twenty-four (24) hours after arrest. The test shall be performed by any qualified medical personnel in conjunction with the arresting authority. The arresting authority shall report all test results to the State Department of Health and the Children’s Safe Center, no later than twenty-four (24) hours after the test results are available. Each victim of the alleged offense, or the parent, guardian, or custodian of each minor victim, and the accused shall be notified of the test results, no later than twenty-four (24) hours after the test results are available. The State Department of Health shall provide counseling and the referral for the appropriate treatment for each victim when the accused tested positive for HIV or AIDS. For the purposes of this section, the term “minor” means the same as defined in Section 97-5-51. The HIV and AIDS tests collected under the authority of this section shall not be used for any other purpose that is not authorized by this section.

(2) Any qualified medical personnel and/or arresting authority who is authorized to perform the test required by subsection (1) of this section shall only keep the results of HIV and/or AIDS tests, but shall destroy any biological sample taken from a person for purposes of performing such tests.

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§ 99-3-41. HIV and AIDS testing of persons arrested for the commission of sex crimes against minors