The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 18 : Health
Chapter 110 : Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 5250p)-
§ 5250p. Sale or purchase of parts prohibited
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, no person shall, for valuable consideration, knowingly purchase or sell a part for transplantation or therapy if removal of a part from an individual is intended to occur after the individual’s death.
(b) A person may charge a reasonable amount for the removal, processing, preservation, quality control, storage, transportation, implantation, or disposal of a part.
(c) A person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $50,000.00, or both. (Added 2009, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
