Missouri Laws 191.663 – HIV testing, defined — court order to test certain sexual offenders — costs ..
1. As used in this section and section 191.659, the term “HIV testing” means serological test or other test upon a biological specimen to determine the presence of the human immunodeficiency virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or its antibodies in the specimen.
2. Any person who is convicted or who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to any sexual offense defined in chapter 566 or any juvenile who is adjudicated pursuant to subsection 3 of section 211.181 for an offense which would have been a sexual offense defined in chapter 566 if committed by an adult, which includes, in accordance with subsection (f) of 42 U.S.C. § 3756, a sexual act as defined in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) of 18 U.S.C. § 2245 as an element of the offense, shall be ordered by the court to undergo HIV testing prior to incarceration without the right of refusal.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 191.663
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
3. Costs of such HIV testing shall be taxed to the defendant as costs in the criminal proceeding. Such testing costs may be retained by the court from the bond filed by the defendant pursuant to subsection 4 of this section. Costs of such HIV testing for juveniles may be collected as provided for in section 211.281.
4. Any defendant charged in a court of general jurisdiction with a sexual offense defined in chapter 566 which includes, in accordance with subsection (f) of 42 U.S.C. § 3756, a sexual act as defined in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) of 18 U.S.C. § 2245 as an element of the crime, shall be required to post a minimum bond amount for his or her release prior to trial. The minimum bond amount shall be sufficient to cover the cost of any post-trial HIV testing ordered by the court.
5. Notwithstanding any provision of section 191.656, or any other law to the contrary, the victim of any crime defined in chapter 566 which includes, in accordance with subsection (f) of 42 U.S.C. § 3756, a sexual act as defined in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) of 18 U.S.C. § 2245 as an element, shall have a right to access to the results of any HIV testing performed pursuant to the provisions of this section, and the victim shall be informed of any confirmed positive results of the HIV testing. If the victim is an unemancipated minor, the minor’s parents or custodian, if any, shall also be informed. The administrator of the jail or correctional facility in which the defendant is confined shall also have access to the test results.