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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 18, § 5250p

Sale or purchase of parts prohibited

Known as the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

The act spans §§ 18-5250a to 18-5250z (26 sections).

Added 2009, No. 119 (Adj

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, no person shall, for valuable consideration, knowingly purchase or sell a part for transplantation or therapy if removal of a part from an individual is intended to occur after the individual’s death.

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

(c) A person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $50,000.00, or both.

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