Article 118. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection The Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan
1 Knowingly putting another person at risk of HIV infection –
is punishable by a fine in the amount of up to two hundred monthly calculation indices, or correctional labor in the same amount, or community service for up to one hundred and eighty hours, or arrest for up to fifty days.
2 Infection of another person with HIV by a person who knew he had the disease, –
is punishable by imprisonment for a term of up to five years.
3 An act provided for in the second part of this Article committed against two or more persons or against a known minor, –
is punishable by imprisonment for a term of five to ten years.
Note. A person who has committed the acts provided for in parts one or two of this article shall be released from criminal liability if another person who is at risk of infection or infected with HIV has been promptly warned of the presence of this disease in the first person and voluntarily agreed to commit actions that created a risk of infection.
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