Oregon § 97.981 Purchase or sale of body parts prohibited

Oregon Statutes

§ 97.981 — Purchase or sale of body parts prohibited

Oregon § 97.981

Vol.3

Title 10Property Rights and Transactions

Ch.97

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Bluebook

Or. Rev. Stat. § 97.981 (2026).

Text

(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.

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(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.