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Is there laws requiring someone to reveal that they have an STD to current or prospective partners? Is there any reprocussions for not revealing it? I have received HPV from someone who was aware that he had HPV. He gave it to one other person before me that I know of and I suspect that he may be intimate with someone else now. He is in total denial that he has the disease because he is not displaying any symptoms. Certainly there should be laws preventing someone from knowlingly spreading a disease but I have not been able to find anything.

It depends on the state and the country. Even if you can't sue for the transmission of the disease you may be able to sue for emotional trauma. Most states make it illegal to knowingly engage in sexual behavior and not notify the partner if you are HIV positive but for most STDs this isn't the case. You would have to sue them for damages.

That said, it's very hard to do because you have to prove that the person in question was the one that transmitted the disease to you and not a previous partner. Which as you can imagine in a court of law is almost impossible but it has been done.

These states specifically have no law regarding the knowing transmission of an STD:

Arizona
Connecticut
Delaware
Hawaii
Maine
Massachusetts
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Carolina
Oregon
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

That being said I'm in no way knowledgeable in areas of the law.