Code of Virginia
Chapter 8 - Postmortem Examinations and Services
§ 32.1-291.18. Immunity

A. A person that acts in accordance with this Act or with the applicable anatomical gift law of another state, or attempts in good faith to do so, is not liable for the act in a civil action, criminal prosecution, or administrative proceeding.
B. Neither the person making an anatomical gift nor the donor's estate is liable for any injury or damage that results from the making or use of the gift.
C. In determining whether an anatomical gift has been made, amended, or revoked under this Act, a person may rely upon representations of an individual listed in subdivisions A 3, A 4, A 5, A 6, A 7, A 8, or A 9 of § 32.1-291.9 relating to the individual's relationship to the donor or prospective donor unless the person knows that the representation is untrue.
2007, cc. 92, 907.

Structure Code of Virginia

Code of Virginia

Title 32.1 - Health

Chapter 8 - Postmortem Examinations and Services

§ 32.1-277. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner; central and district offices and facilities

§ 32.1-278. Appointment and qualifications of Chief Medical Examiner

§ 32.1-279. Duties of Chief Medical Examiner; teaching legal medicine

§ 32.1-280. Repealed

§ 32.1-281. Commissioner may obtain additional services and facilities

§ 32.1-282. Medical examiners

§ 32.1-282.1. Per diem medicolegal death investigators

§ 32.1-283. Investigation of deaths; obtaining consent to removal of organs, etc.; fees

§ 32.1-283.1. State Child Fatality Review Team; membership; access to and maintenance of records; confidentiality; etc.

§ 32.1-283.2. Local and regional child fatality review teams established; membership; authority; confidentiality; immunity

§ 32.1-283.3. Family violence fatality review teams established; model protocol and data management; membership; authority; confidentiality, etc.

§ 32.1-283.4. Confidentiality of certain information and records collected and maintained by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

§ 32.1-283.5. Adult Fatality Review Team; duties; membership; confidentiality; penalties; report; etc.

§ 32.1-283.6. Local and regional adult fatality review teams established; membership; authority; confidentiality; immunity

§ 32.1-283.7. Local and regional overdose fatality review teams established; membership; authority; confidentiality; immunity

§ 32.1-283.8. Maternal Mortality Review Team; duties; membership; confidentiality; penalties; report; etc.

§ 32.1-284. Repealed

§ 32.1-285. Autopsies

§ 32.1-285.1. Death of infants under eighteen months of age; autopsies required; definition of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

§ 32.1-286. Exhumations

§ 32.1-287. Repealed

§ 32.1-288. Repealed

§ 32.1-289. Repealed

§ 32.1-289.1. Repealed

§ 32.1-289.2. Repealed

§ 32.1-290. Repealed

§ 32.1-290.1. Repealed

§ 32.1-291. Repealed

§ 32.1-291.1. Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act; short title

§ 32.1-291.2. Definitions

§ 32.1-291.3. Applicability of Act

§ 32.1-291.4. Who may make anatomical gift before donor's death

§ 32.1-291.5. Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death

§ 32.1-291.6. Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor's death

§ 32.1-291.7. Refusal to make anatomical gift; effect of refusal

§ 32.1-291.8. Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment, or revocation

§ 32.1-291.9. Who may make anatomical gift of decedent's body or part

§ 32.1-291.10. Manner of making, amending, or revoking anatomical gift of decedent's body or part

§ 32.1-291.11. Persons that may receive anatomical gift; purpose of anatomical gift

§ 32.1-291.12. Search and notification

§ 32.1-291.13. Delivery of document of gift not required; right to examine

§ 32.1-291.14. Rights and duties of procurement organization and others

§ 32.1-291.15. Coordination of procurement and use

§ 32.1-291.16. Sale or purchase of parts prohibited; penalty

§ 32.1-291.16. Sale or purchase of parts prohibited; penalty

§ 32.1-291.17. Falsification, etc of document of gift; penalty

§ 32.1-291.18. Immunity

§ 32.1-291.19. Law governing validity; choice of law as to execution of document of gift; presumption of validity

§ 32.1-291.20. Donor registry

§ 32.1-291.21. Effect of anatomical gift on advance health-care directive

§ 32.1-291.22. Cooperation between Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and procurement organization

§ 32.1-291.23. Facilitation of anatomical gift from decedent whose body is under jurisdiction of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

§ 32.1-291.24. Uniformity of application and construction

§ 32.1-291.25. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act

§ 32.1-292. Repealed

§ 32.1-292.1. Repealed

§ 32.1-292.2. The Virginia Donor Registry

§ 32.1-293. Repealed

§ 32.1-294. Repealed

§ 32.1-295. Repealed

§ 32.1-296. Determination of death

§ 32.1-297. Action for implied warranty in connection with transfer of blood or human tissue

§ 32.1-297.1. The Virginia Transplant Council

§ 32.1-297.2. Discrimination prohibited

§ 32.1-298. Notification of Commissioner and delivery of bodies

§ 32.1-299. Distribution of bodies

§ 32.1-300. Records of bodies distributed

§ 32.1-301. Burial, cremation, or return of bodies after scientific study

§ 32.1-302. Importation of anatomical material

§ 32.1-303. Penalty for trafficking in bodies

§ 32.1-304. General penalty for violation

§ 32.1-305. Repealed