Unofficial English Translation:

Criminal Law - Transmission of HIV infection - article 250.

1. He who consciously places another person at risk of infection with the HIV virus will be punished with a prison sentence up to 2 years.

2. He who consciously does not follow the rules and regulations of HIV prevention, and by whose actions unintentionally transmits the HIV virus to another person will be punished with a prison sentence from 1 to 5 years.

3. If someone is aware of his HIV positive status and consciously transmits the HIV virus to another person he will be punished with a prison sentence from 2 to 12 years.

4. If an act arose from sub-paragraph 3 above and resulted in lethal consequences, the perpetrator will be punished with a prison sentence from 5 to 15 years.

5. If an act arose from both sub-paragraphs 3 and 4 of this article is committed with negligence, the perpetrator will be punished for:

o Breach of sub-paragraph 3 with a prison sentence up to 3 years,

o Breach of sub-paragraph 4 with a prison sentence from 6 months to 5 years.