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Iowa Code § 142C.10

Sale or purchase of parts prohibited — penalty

Known as the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

The act spans §§ 142–142 (23 sections).

1. A person shall 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.

2. Valuable consideration does not include reasonable payment for the removal, processing, preservation, quality control, storage, transportation, implantation, or disposal of a part.

3. A person who violates this section commits a class “C” felony.

95 Acts, ch 39, §10; 2007 Acts, ch 44, §12

Official source: Iowa Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Iowa statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.