South Carolina Statutes
§ 44-43-580 — Trafficking in dead bodies; penalty; authorization to traffic in anatomical material and pathological specimens.
South Carolina·Title 44 HEALTH·Ch. 43 DISPOSITIONS OF HUMAN BODIES AND PARTS; POST-MORTEM EXAMINATIONS
(A)It is unlawful for a person to sell or buy a dead human body or in any way to traffic in dead human bodies.
(B)A person who violates subsection (A) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or, in the discretion of the court, be imprisoned not more than one year; however, the board may, on the application of any person, empower that person to import into this State and traffic in anatomical material and pathological specimens as the board may designate.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 9-508; 1952 Code SECTION 9-508; 1942 Code SECTIONS 1373, 3448; 1932 Code SECTIONS 1373, 3448; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 1057; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 276; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 934; 1909 (26) 166; 2006 Act No. 334, SECTION 1, eff June 2, 2006.
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