# W. Va. Code § 16-4-4: Evidence of infection

> West Virginia · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C16_A4_S4

## Section

- **Citation:** W. Va. Code § 16-4-4
- **Heading:** Evidence of infection
- **Jurisdiction:** West Virginia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** WV Code / Chapter 16 / Article 4 / Section 4

## Text

The following are prima facie grounds and reasons for suspecting that a person is infected with a sexually transmitted disease:

(a) Being a person who has been convicted in any court, or before a police judge, or before a magistrate, upon any charge growing out of sexual behavior;

(b) Being a person reported by a physician as infected with a sexually transmitted disease, where the person is afterwards reported as having failed to return for treatment; and

(c) Being a person designated in a sexually transmitted disease report as having a sexual exposure to the infected person reported.

## Nearby sections

- [W. Va. Code § 16-4-1 §16-4-1. Diseases designated as sexually transmitted.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C16_A4_S1.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 16-4-2 §16-4-2. Investigations by local health officers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C16_A4_S2.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 16-4-3 §16-4-3. Medical clinics and detention houses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C16_A4_S3.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 16-4-4 §16-4-4. Evidence of infection.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C16_A4_S4.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 16-4-5 §16-4-5. Examination of convicts; liability for expenses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C16_A4_S5.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 16-4-6 §16-4-6. Reports by physicians.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C16_A4_S6.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 16-4-7 §16-4-7. False report or information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C16_A4_S7.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 16-4-8 §16-4-8. Blanks and fees for reports.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C16_A4_S8.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 16-4-9 §16-4-9. Treatment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C16_A4_S9.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 16-4-10 §16-4-10. Minors.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C16_A4_S10.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 16-4-11 §16-4-11. Precautions as to exposure to disease.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C16_A4_S11.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 16-4-12 §16-4-12. Persons not under treatment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C16_A4_S12.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 16-4-13 §16-4-13. Sources of infection.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C16_A4_S13.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 16-4-14 §16-4-14. Issuance of warrant or order as to custody.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C16_A4_S14.md)

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