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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-412.31

Giving of blood by persons 16 years of age or more

Known as the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

The act spans §§ 130A-377 to 130A-421 (62 sections).

1971, c. 10; c. 1093, s. 16; 1977, c. 373; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 2007-538, s. 3(a); 2008-153, s. 9; 2023-79, s. 1.

(a) A person who is 16 or 17 years of age may give or donate blood to an individual, hospital, blood bank, or blood collection center with the written consent of the parent or parents or guardian of the donor.

(b) A person who is 18 years of age or more may give or donate blood to an individual, hospital, blood bank or blood collection center without the consent of the parent or parents or guardian of the donor.

(c) It is unlawful for a person under the age of 18 years to sell blood.

Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.