{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-6-242","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 13A-6-242","heading":"Assault with Bodily Fluids.","body":"(a) A person commits the crime of assault with bodily fluids if he or she knowingly causes or attempts to cause another person to come into contact with a bodily fluid unless the other person consented to the contact or the contact was necessary to provide medical care.\n(b) For purposes of this section, a bodily fluid is blood, saliva, seminal fluid, mucous fluid, urine, or feces.\n(c) Assault with bodily fluids is a Class A misdemeanor; provided, however, a violation of this section is a Class C felony if the person commits the crime of assault with bodily fluids knowing that he or she has a communicable disease.","path":["Title 13A Criminal Code.","Chapter 6 Offenses Involving Danger to the Person.","Article 11 Additional Sexual Offenses."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=13A-6-242","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"cd6ccae31c1eac1abaa620fb7b0be30f593e95b1ed1b9e0dc80c6b28a9d8a9e4","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-6-241","next":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-6-243"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}