La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2354.4
Sale or purchase of parts prohibited
Louisiana · Louisiana Revised Statutes Title 17 — Education · Status: effective
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- La. Rev. Stat. § 17:2354.4, Sale or purchase of parts prohibited, Louisiana, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-04, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2700804
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A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this Section, a person that for valuable consideration, knowingly purchases or sells a part for transplantation or therapy, if removal of the part is intended to occur after the death of the person, shall upon conviction be subject to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand dollars or imprisonment not exceeding five years with or without hard labor, or both.
B. A person may charge a reasonable amount for the removal, processing, preservation, quality control, storage, transportation, implantation, or disposal of a part.
C-K. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 937, §3, eff. July 1, 2010.