{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-1501.01","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-1501.01","heading":"“Human body parts” defined; prohibited acts.","body":"(a)\nFor the purposes of this subchapter, the term “human body parts” means any portion of a living human body, including, but not limited to, organs, tissues, eyes, bones, veins, and arteries, except that the term shall not mean hair and blood.\n\n(b)\nIt is unlawful for any person in the District of Columbia to buy, to offer to buy, to sell, to offer to sell, or to procure through purchase any human body part for any reason, including, but not limited to, medical and specific uses, such as transplantation, implantation, infusion, or injection.","path":["Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.","Chapter 15. Anatomical Parts.","Subchapter I. Buying and Selling of Human Body Parts Prohibited."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-1501.01","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"20fb2a237f357770fb4b0bad84bc6d4090e7daaa6734eb29ad5ff93d8512131e","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-1410","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-1501.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}