Sale or purchase of parts prohibited

NMSA 1978, § 24-6B-16 — under Article 6B.

NMSA 1978, § 24-6B-16

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. History: Laws 2007, ch. 323, § 16.