{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-32.1-291.8","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 32.1-291.8","heading":"Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment, or revocation","body":"A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection G and subject to subsection F, in the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor, a person other than the donor is barred from making, amending, or revoking an anatomical gift of a donor's body or part if the donor made an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part under § 32.1-291.5 or an amendment to an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part under § 32.1-291.6.B. A donor's revocation of an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part under § 32.1-291.6 is not a refusal and does not bar another person specified in § 32.1-291.4 or 32.1-291.9 from making an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part under § 32.1-291.5 or 32.1-291.10.C. If a person other than the donor makes an unrevoked anatomical gift of the donor's body or part under § 32.1-291.5 or an amendment to an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part under § 32.1-291.6, another person may not make, amend, or revoke the gift of the donor's body or part under § 32.1-291.10.D. A revocation of an anatomical gift of a donor's body or part under § 32.1-291.6 by a person other than the donor does not bar another person from making an anatomical gift of the body or part under § 32.1-291.5 or 32.1-291.10.E. In the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under § 32.1-291.4, an anatomical gift of a part is neither a refusal to give another part nor a limitation on the making of an anatomical gift of another part at a later time by the donor or another person.F. In the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under § 32.1-291.4, an anatomical gift of a part for one or more of the purposes set forth in § 32.1-291.4 is not a limitation on the making of an anatomical gift of the part for any of the other purposes by the donor or any other person under § 32.1-291.5 or 32.1-291.10.G. If a donor who is an unemancipated minor dies, a parent of the donor who is reasonably available may revoke or amend an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part.H. If an unemancipated minor who signed a refusal dies, a parent of the minor who is reasonably available may revoke the minor's refusal.2007, cc. 92, 907.","path":["Title 32.1. HEALTH","Chapter 8. POSTMORTEM EXAMINATIONS AND SERVICES","Article 2. ANATOMICAL GIFTS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/32.1-291.8/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:34Z","sha256":"5483652c4ed09386e05efffbcb88d1bf26b1053a7113bfb5846c22eed9de9b9e","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-32.1-291.7","next":"us-va/va.-code-32.1-291.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}