There Is a Newer Version of the Vermont Statutes
  1. 2025 Vermont Stat.
  2. 2024 Vermont Stat.
  3. 2023 Vermont Stat.
  4. 2005 Vermont Stat. (here)
  5. View All Versions
View Our Newest Version Here

2005 Vermont Code - § 5246. — Sale or purchase of parts prohibited

§ 5246. Sale or purchase of parts prohibited

(a) A person may not knowingly, for valuable consideration, purchase or sell a part for transplantation or therapy, if removal of the part is intended to occur after the death of the decedent.

(b) For purposes of this section, valuable consideration does not include reasonable payment for the removal, processing, disposal, preservation, quality control, storage, transportation, implantation and related research costs incurred by procurement organizations.

(c) A person who violates this section shall be fined not more than $50,000.00 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. (Added 1989, No. 273 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. June 21, 1990.)

Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Vermont may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.