Tribal Law - Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; National Indian Law Library, Native American Rights Fund

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota - Tribal Law

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Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Tribal Code.

26.12.040 Giving Sexually Transmitted Disease to Another

(a) Any person who knows or has reason to believe he/she is infected with a sexually transmitted disease and infects another person with such a disease shall be guilty of a Class [2] two offense.

(b) Any person who knows he/she is infected with HIV and/or AIDS and willfully exposes another to the disease or virus is guilty of a Class [4] four offense.

(c) The Turtle Mountain Tribal Court shall have authority to order and compel the medical examination and treatment of any person found to be afflicted with any communicable Sexually Transmitted Disease.