§ 18-601
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§18–601.
(a)An individual who has an infectious disease that endangers public health may not willfully:
(1)Be in a public place without taking proper precautions against exposing other individuals to the disease; or
(2)Transfer to another individual any article that has been exposed to the disease without thoroughly disinfecting the article.
(b)A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.