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Chapter 525A
Section 525A.16
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525A.16 SALE OR PURCHASE OF PARTS PROHIBITED; FELONY.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), a person that for valuable consideration,
knowingly purchases or sells a part for transplantation or therapy if removal of a part from an
individual is intended to occur after the individual's death, commits a felony and upon conviction
is subject to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment not exceeding five years, or both.
(b) A person may charge a reasonable amount for the removal, processing, preservation,
quality control, storage, transportation, implantation, or disposal of a part.
History: 2007 c 120 art 1 s 16
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), a person that for valuable consideration,
knowingly purchases or sells a part for transplantation or therapy if removal of a part from an
individual is intended to occur after the individual's death, commits a felony and upon conviction
is subject to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment not exceeding five years, or both.
(b) A person may charge a reasonable amount for the removal, processing, preservation,
quality control, storage, transportation, implantation, or disposal of a part.
History: 2007 c 120 art 1 s 16
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