§ 1192. Spread of infectious diseases

Cite as: 21 CNCA § 1192

Any person who shall inoculate himself or any other person or shall suffer himself to be inoculated with smallpox, syphilis or gonorrhea and shall spread or cause to be spread to any other persons with intent to or recklessly be responsible for the spread of or prevalence of such infectious disease, shall be deemed a felon, and, upon conviction thereof, guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than three (3) years, or by imposition of a fine in an amount not to exceed Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00).

Historical Data

LA 10–90, eff. November 13, 1990. Amended LA 07-21, eff. February 22, 2021.