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<section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-109" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “body fluids” has the meaning stated in § 18–338.1 of the Health – General Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Exposure to HIV or hepatitis C between a victim and a person charged with a prohibited exposure occurs:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>by percutaneous or mucocutaneous contact with blood or body fluids;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>by contact for a prolonged period with blood or body fluids of an open wound, including dermatitis, exudative lesions, and chapped skin;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>by intact skin contact for a prolonged period with large amounts of blood or body fluids; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>under any other condition or circumstance under which a person may be exposed to HIV or hepatitis C.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
