South Carolina

S.C. Code Ann. § 44-29-145

It is unlawful for a person who knows he or she is infected with HIV to:

(1) knowingly engage in sexual intercourse (vaginal, anal, or oral) with another person without first informing that person of his HIV infection;
(2) knowingly commit an act of prostitution with another person;
(3)knowingly sell or donate blood, blood products, semen, tissue, organs, or other body fluids;
(4) forcibly engage in sexual intercourse (vaginal, anal or oral) without the consent of the other person, including one's legal spouse; or
(5) knowingly share with another person a hypodermic needle/syringe without first informing that person that the needle or syringe has been used by someone infected with HIV.

S.C. Code Ann. §§ 44-29-60, 44-29-140
It is unlawful for anyone infected with an STD included in the annual SC Dep’t of Health and Environmental Control List of Reportable Diseases to knowingly expose another to infection. “HIV” was included in the DHEC list for 2009. See www.scdhec.gov

At the time of our last update, October 2008, we were aware of five prosecutions and two convictions.  However, between July 2009 and and January 2011 there were media reports of six further cases, suggesting that our previous tally may have been underestimating cases.