New Mexico § 24-6B-16 Sale or purchase of parts prohibited

New Mexico Statutes

§ 24-6B-16 — Sale or purchase of parts prohibited

New Mexico § 24-6B-16

Ch. 24Health and Safety

Art. 6BJonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 24-6B-16 (2026).

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A.Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this section, a person who for valuable consideration, knowingly purchases or sells a part for transplantation or therapy if removal of a part from an individual is intended to occur after the individual's death commits a third degree felony and upon conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000) or imprisonment not exceeding six years, 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.

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A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this section, a person who for valuable consideration, knowingly purchases or sells a part for transplantation or therapy if removal of a part from an individual is intended to occur after the individual's death commits a third degree felony and upon conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000) or imprisonment not exceeding six years, 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.