Code of Alabama - Title 22: Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control - Section 22-19-175 - Sale or purchase of parts prohibited

Section 22-19-175 - Sale or purchase of parts prohibited.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (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 Class C felony.

(b) A person may charge a reasonable amount for the removal, processing, preservation, quality control, storage, transportation, implantation, or disposal of a part.

(Act 2008-453, p. 867, §1.)

Last modified: May 3, 2021