Bill > H1964

This bill mandates that individuals convicted of specific sexual assault crimes, as listed in Chapter 265 of the General Laws, must undergo testing for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) within 14 days of their conviction. The results of this HIV testing will be shared with both the convicted individual and the victim of the crime. The testing will be overseen by the authorities at the correctional facility where the convicted person is held, or by the Probation Department if the person is not in custody. Furthermore, individuals subject to this testing will not be eligible for parole, work release, education release, or transfer to lower-security facilities, nor will they earn credits for early release until the testing is completed. Refusal to comply with the testing requirement will result in the individual being brought before the court to face potential contempt charges, sentence revision, or revocation of probation.