142.8 Purpose for which body used.
1. The dead bodies delivered under this chapter shall be used only within the limits of this state for the purpose of scientific, medical, and surgical study, and no person shall remove the same beyond the limits of this state or in any manner traffic therein. Any person who shall violate this section shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor.
2. This section shall not apply to bodies given under authority of the revised uniform anatomical gift Act as provided in chapter 142C.
[C73, §4020; C97, §4950; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2358; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §142.8]
2003 Acts, ch 108, §37; 2007 Acts, ch 44, §27; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 142 - DEAD BODIES FOR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES
Section 142.1 - Delivery of bodies.
Section 142.2 - Furnished to physicians.
Section 142.3 - Notification of department.
Section 142.4 - Surrender to relatives.
Section 142.5 - Disposition after dissection.
Section 142.6 - Record of receipt.
Section 142.7 - Record and bodies.
Section 142.8 - Purpose for which body used.
Section 142.9 - Failure to deliver dead body.