Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 1345 – Screening for sexually transmissible diseases
(a) Any person convicted under § 1342 or § 1343 of this title shall be ordered to undergo testing for sexually transmitted diseases, abbreviated “STD,” as designated by the Department of Health and Social Services in its rules and regulations.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 1345
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
(b) The result of any STD test conducted pursuant to this subsection shall not be a public record for purposes of Chapter 100 of Title 29.
(c) The result of any STD testing conducted pursuant to this section shall only be released by the Division of Public Health to the defendant, the defendant’s spouse and the court issuing the order for testing except as otherwise permitted under § 711 of Title 16.
(d) The cost of testing under this section shall be paid by the defendant tested unless the court has determined that the defendant is an indigent person.
(e) Filing of a notice of appeal shall not automatically stay an order that the defendant submit to STD testing.