{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-1531.15","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-1531.15","heading":"Sale or purchase of parts prohibited.","body":"(a)\nExcept as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person that, for valuable consideration, knowingly purchases or sells a part for transplantation, therapy, research, education, or any other purpose, if removal of a part from an individual is intended to occur after the individual’s death, commits a felony and upon conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50,000, imprisonment not exceeding 5 years, or both.\n\n(b)\nA person may charge a reasonable amount for the removal, processing, preservation, quality control, storage, transportation, implantation, or disposal of a part.","path":["Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.","Chapter 15. Anatomical Parts.","Subchapter II-A. Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-1531.15","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"6f0e52b13d81e673e72a6d86fa88a241624625f08eb2b028473034b71445e028","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-1531.14","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-1531.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}