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Javier730 wrote:I wonder if it is a higher charge or two different charges if a loogie is whats spit on someone since a loogie is technically two different bodily fluids, saliva and mucous.

Glockedandlocked wrote:

nightmare69 wrote:

WildBill wrote:

Glockedandlocked wrote:I have written this charge for spitting using PC22.11, basically boils down to assault by contact - bodily fluids. The result was 6 year sentence to be ran stacked on top of the parole violation that caused the return to custody.

There are other charges that can be filed on the street level for officers, for citizens a simple assault charge would be appropriate.

It is considered felony level for us because it was done based on our position and often as retaliation for official acts.

It should not be limited to HIV positives, there are other things that people carry that are more immediately life threatening/debilitating than HIV.

Do you know if sentenced prisoners are given routine medical checks for HIV, hepatitis,TB etc. before being put into the general prison population?

I know the get a TB test before going to TDC. I know TDC does its own medical tests upon intake.

They are tested but because of HIPAA laws we are not able to be informed of their medical status unless the inmate tells us themselves.

Glockedandlocked wrote:I have written this charge for spitting using PC22.11, basically boils down to assault by contact - bodily fluids. The result was 6 year sentence to be ran stacked on top of the parole violation that caused the return to custody.

There are other charges that can be filed on the street level for officers, for citizens a simple assault charge would be appropriate.

It is considered felony level for us because it was done based on our position and often as retaliation for official acts.

It should not be limited to HIV positives, there are other things that people carry that are more immediately life threatening/debilitating than HIV.

Excaliber wrote:If I recall correctly it was classified as a felony because it was intended to deter HIV positive inmates from trying to infect corrections officers by projecting feces and bodily fluids onto them.

I could get felony level excited over that.