NYS Court-Ordered HIV Testing of Defendants
Posted January 2011
As of November 1, 2007, New York State Criminal Procedure Law § 210.16 requires testing of criminal defendants, indicted for certain felony sex offenses, for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), upon the request of the victim. The following documents are meant to be used as a guide for navigating HIV testing for defendants.
Healthcare Provider Alert (Adobe Acrobat)
Defendant Testing Guide (Adobe Acrobat)
Characteristics of HIV Tests (Adobe Acrobat)
Procedures for Submission of Specimens to the Wadsworth Center for Defendant HIV Testing (Adobe Acrobat)
Teleconference Q&A (Adobe Acrobat)
New York State Criminal Procedure Law § 210.16 (Adobe Acrobat)
Information for Defendants in Sexual Assault Cases
Information for Survivors of Sexual Assault
HIV Testing of Defendants of Felony Sexual Assault webcast
Counseling Messages for the Survivor of Felony Sexual Assault
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