California · Health and Safety Code - HSC

HSC §7150.75: (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), a person that, for valuable consideration, knowingly purchases or sells a part for transplantation or therapy, if removal of a part from an individ

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

A person who knowingly buys or sells a body part for transplant or therapy for money is guilty of a felony punishable by up to five years imprisonment and/or a $50,000 fine. Reasonable charges for processing, storing, or implanting parts are permitted.

Read the full statutory text

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), a person that, 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, is guilty of a felony and is subject to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or imprisonment not exceeding five years, or both the fine and imprisonment. (b) A person may charge a reasonable amount for the removal, processing, preservation, quality control, storage, transportation, implantation, or disposal of a part.

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