{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-311.1939","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 311.1939","heading":"Sale, purchase procurement, transfer, or distribution of parts for","body":"consideration prohibited -- Penalty -- Exemption.\n(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section, a person shall not,\nfor valuable consideration, knowingl y purchase, sell, transfer, or offer to purchase,\nsell, or transfer a part for transplantation or therapy if removal of a part from an\nindividual has occurred, is intended to occur, or after the individual's death.\n(2) A for -profit entity shall not engage,  directly or indirectly, in the procurement,\ntransfer, or distribution of any human eye, cornea, eye tissue, corneal tissue, or\nportions of eyes.\n(3) A person who knowingly violates any of the provisions in this section shall be\nimprisoned in the penitentiary for not less than one (1) nor more than five (5) years\nor be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or both.\n(4) A nonprofit entity may charge a reasonable amount for the removal, processing,\npreservation, quality control, storage, trans portation, implantation, or disposal of a\npart.","path":["KRS Chapter 311"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=51002","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:03Z","sha256":"5fcf021d3af7a2020ccb134064bd2269a3c93ce53dd15829db4f1f1c14f8121f","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-311.1937","next":"us-ky/krs-311.1941"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}