ORS 97.981: Purchase or sale of body parts prohibited.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section, a person commits the crime of purchase or sale of a body part for transplantation or therapy if the person, for valuable consideration, knowingly purchases or sells a body part for transplantation or therapy if removal of the body part from an individual is intended to occur after the individual’s death. (2) Purchase or sale of a body part for transplantation or therapy is a Class C felony. (3) A person may charge a reasonable amount for the removal, processing, preservation, quality control, storage, transportation, implantation or disposal of a body part. [2007 c.681 §21]
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History: Note: See note under 97.951.
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