(a)  Any person convicted of possession of any controlled substance that has been administered with a hypodermic instrument, retractable hypodermic syringe, needle, or any similar instrument adapted for the administration of drugs shall be required to be tested for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as provided for in chapter 23-6.3.

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(b)  [Deleted by P.L. 2009, ch. 196, § 4, and by P.L. 2009, ch. 289, § 4].

(c)  [Deleted by P.L. 2009, ch. 196, § 4, and by P.L. 2009, ch. 289, § 4].

(d)  [Deleted by P.L. 2009, ch. 196, § 4, and by P.L. 2009, ch. 289, § 4].

History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 405, § 9; P.L. 1990, ch. 169, § 5; P.L. 1998, ch. 391, § 3; P.L. 2006, ch. 599, § 2; P.L. 2009, ch. 196, § 4; P.L. 2009, ch. 289, § 4.