§ 4-513
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§4–513.
(1)Except as provided in subsection
(b)of this section, if removal of a part from an individual is intended to occur after the individual’s death, a person may not for valuable consideration knowingly purchase or sell the part for transplantation or therapy.
(2)A person that violates paragraph
(1)of this subsection is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or both.
(1)A person may charge a reasonable amount of money for the removal, processing, preservation, quality control, storage, transportation, implantation, or disposal of a part.
(2)The prohibition in subsection
(a)of this section does not apply to blood and plasma.
(1)A person may not, in order to obtain financial gain, intentionally falsify, forge, conceal, deface, or obliterate a document of gift, an amendment or revocation of a document of gift, or a refusal.
(2)A person who violates paragraph
(1)of this subsection is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or both.