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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
NOTE:This chapter, as added by Laws 2007, chapter 120, article 1, sections 1 to 25, is effective April 1, 2008. Laws 2007, chapter 120, article 2, section 5. The present Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, sections 525.921 to 525.9224, is repealed by Laws 2007, chapter 120, article 1, section 26, effective April 1, 2008. Laws 2007, chapter 120, article 2, section 5.
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