Herpes Dating by State
Dating with herpes looks a little different depending on where you live: where people meet, where to get tested, and what the law says about telling a partner. Each guide below is sourced from the state's own health department and statutes, and was checked in October 2026.
- Herpes dating in ArizonaPhoenix · Tucson · MesaArizona has no law aimed specifically at STD exposure during sex.
- Herpes dating in CaliforniaLos Angeles · San Diego · San JoseCalifornia law can apply to STDs such as herpes, but only when someone acts with the specific intent to transmit.
- Herpes dating in FloridaJacksonville · Miami · TampaFlorida law names genital herpes and requires telling a partner before sex.
- Herpes dating in GeorgiaAtlanta · Columbus · AugustaGeorgia's exposure law covers HIV only, not herpes.
- Herpes dating in IllinoisChicago · Aurora · NapervilleIllinois has no law that makes exposing a partner to herpes a crime.
- Herpes dating in MichiganDetroit · Grand Rapids · WarrenMichigan's exposure law covers HIV only, not herpes.
- Herpes dating in New YorkNew York City · Buffalo · YonkersWhether New York's venereal disease law covers herpes is unclear.
- Herpes dating in North CarolinaCharlotte · Raleigh · GreensboroNorth Carolina's STD control rules do not include genital herpes.
- Herpes dating in OhioColumbus · Cleveland · CincinnatiWhether Ohio's general contagion law reaches herpes has not been tested.
- Herpes dating in TexasHouston · San Antonio · DallasTexas has no criminal law aimed specifically at STD exposure, including herpes.
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