311.1939 Sale, purchase procurement, transfer, or distribution of parts for

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consideration prohibited -- Penalty -- Exemption.

(1)Except as otherwise provided in subsection

(4)of this section, a person shall not,

for valuable consideration, knowingly purchase, sell, transfer, or offer to purchase,

sell, or transfer a part for transplantation or therapy if removal of a part from an

individual has occurred, is intended to occur, or after the individual's death.

(2)A for-profit entity shall not engage, directly or indirectly, in the procurement,

transfer, or distribution of any human eye, cornea, eye tissue, corneal tissue, or

portions of eyes.

(3)A person who knowingly violates any of the provisions in this section shall be

imprisoned in the penitentiary for not less than one

(1)nor more than five

(5)years

or be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or both.

(4)A nonprofit entity may charge a reasonable amount for the removal, processing,

preservation, quality control, storage, transportation, implantation, or disposal of a

part.