NRS 451.590
Sale or purchase of parts prohibited

  • penalties.

1.

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person shall not knowingly, for valuable consideration, purchase or sell a part of a natural person for transplantation or therapy if removal of the part from the natural person is or was intended to occur after the natural person’s death.

2.

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

3.

A person who violates this section is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130, or by a fine of not more than $50,000, or by both fine and the punishment provided in NRS 193.130.

Source: Section 451.590 — Sale or purchase of parts prohibited; penalties., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-451.­html#NRS451Sec590 (accessed May 26, 2025).

451.500
Short title. 451.503
Applicability of Act. 451.505
Uniformity of application and construction. 451.510
Definitions. 451.511
“Adult” defined. 451.512
“Agent” defined. 451.513
“Anatomical gift” defined. 451.520
“Decedent” defined. 451.522
“Disinterested witness” defined. 451.523
“Document of gift” defined. 451.525
“Donor” defined. 451.526
“Donor registry” defined. 451.528
“Driver’s license” defined. 451.529
“Guardian” defined. 451.530
“Hospital” defined. 451.532
“Identification card” defined. 451.533
“Know” defined. 451.534
“Organ procurement organization” defined. 451.535
“Part” defined. 451.540
“Person” defined. 451.545
“Physician” defined. 451.547
“Procurement organization” defined. 451.548
“Reasonably available” defined. 451.549
“Record” defined. 451.550
“State” defined. 451.553
“Technician” defined. 451.554
“Tissue bank” defined. 451.556
Persons authorized to make anatomical gift before death of donor. 451.558
Manner of making anatomical gift before death of donor. 451.559
Amending or revoking anatomical gift before death of donor. 451.561
Refusal to make anatomical gift 451.562
Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment or revocation. 451.566
Persons authorized to make anatomical gift of body or part of decedent. 451.568
Manner of making, amending or revoking anatomical gift of body or part of decedent. 451.571
Persons who may receive anatomical gift 451.572
Search and notification. 451.578
Delivery of document of gift not required 451.579
Rights and duties of procurement organization and others. 451.584
Coordination of procurement and use. 451.587
Nontransplant anatomical donation organizations: Certification 451.590
Sale or purchase of parts prohibited 451.591
Other prohibited acts 451.592
Immunity. 451.593
Law governing validity 451.594
Donor registry. 451.595
Effect of anatomical gift on advance health-care directive. 451.596
Cooperation between coroner and procurement organization. 451.597
Facilitation of anatomical gift from decedent whose body is under jurisdiction of coroner. 451.598
Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. 451.5285
“Eye bank” defined. 451.5335
“Minor” defined. 451.5345
“Parent” defined. 451.5475
“Prospective donor” defined. 451.5485
“Recipient” defined. 451.5493
“Refusal” defined. 451.5497
“Sign” defined. 451.5535
“Tissue” defined. 451.5545
“Transplant hospital” defined.

May 26, 2025

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