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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 692A.016

SALE OR PURCHASE OF PARTS PROHIBITED

Known as the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

The act spans §§ 692A.001–692A.023 (23 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Evanston Insurance Co. v. Legacy of Life, Inc. (2012)

Most recently applied in Evanston Insurance Co. v. Legacy of Life, Inc. (June 2012)

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 186 (H.B. 2027), Sec. 1, eff

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (b), a person commits an offense if the person for valuable consideration knowingly purchases or sells a part for transplantation or therapy if removal of a part from an individual is intended to occur after the individual's death. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) A person may charge a reasonable amount for the removal, processing, preservation, quality control, storage, transportation, implantation, or disposal of a part.

(c) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under other law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both this section and the other law.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.