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S.C. Code Ann. § 44-43-580: Trafficking in dead bodies; penalty; authorization to traffic in anatomical material and pathological specimens.

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  1. Title 44 - HEALTH
  2. CHAPTER 43 Dispositions of Human Bodies and Parts; Post-Mortem Examinations
  3. ARTICLE 7 Distribution of Dead Bodies for Scientific Purposes

(A) It is unlawful for a person to sell or buy a dead human body or in any way to traffic in dead human bodies.

(B) A person who violates subsection (A) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or, in the discretion of the court, be imprisoned not more than one year; however, the board may, on the application of any person, empower that person to import into this State and traffic in anatomical material and pathological specimens as the board may designate.

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