Alabama § 13A-6-242 - Assault with Bodily Fluids.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 13A-6-242 — Assault with Bodily Fluids., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13A-6-242. Assault with Bodily Fluids.
(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.
(b) For purposes of this section, a bodily fluid is blood, saliva, seminal fluid, mucous fluid, urine, or feces.
(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.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 13A-6-242 ("Assault with Bodily Fluids.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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