2018 District of Columbia Code
Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety.
Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts.
Subchapter II-A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.
§ 7–1531.15. Sale or purchase of parts prohibited.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person that, for valuable consideration, knowingly purchases or sells a part for transplantation, therapy, research, education, or any other purpose, 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 $50,000, imprisonment not exceeding 5 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.
(Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 16, 55 DCR 2532.)
Editor's NotesUniform Law: This section is based upon § 16 of the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (2006).
