Legal Question in Criminal Law in Illinois

Can a person in Illinois go to jail for knowingly spreading hepatitis c?


Asked on 1/20/13, 1:47 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

George Ellis The Ellis Law Firm

There is no statute dealing with HCV and knowing infection. The courts would therefore default to common law. HCV criminal cases are very rare, but it is theoretically possible that exposing someone to HCV through sex, or other contact involving a "significant" risk (i.e. not day to day contact) could exposes someone to criminal liability... Feel free to call us 8007939859 and fill in some more details.

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Answered on 1/21/13, 9:28 pm


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