(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), a person that 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 felony and upon conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment not exceeding five years, or both.

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Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 525A.16

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44

(b) A person may charge a reasonable amount for the removal, processing, preservation, quality control, storage, transportation, implantation, or disposal of a part.