Florida statute
Fla. Stat. § 873.05 — Advertising, purchase, sale, or transfer of human embryos or fetal remains prohibited
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Chapter 873: Sale of Anatomical Matter, Florida Statutes.
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Full text of Fla. Stat. § 873.05
Statutory text current through the 2025 Florida Statutes. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Florida.
(1) A person may not knowingly advertise or offer to purchase or sell, or purchase, sell, or otherwise transfer, a human embryo for valuable consideration. As used in this subsection, the term “valuable consideration” does not include the reasonable costs associated with the removal, storage, and transportation of a human embryo.
(2) A person may not advertise or offer to purchase, sell, donate, or transfer, or purchase, sell, donate, or transfer, fetal remains obtained from an abortion, as defined in s. 390.011. This subsection does not prohibit the transportation or transfer of fetal remains for disposal pursuant to s. 381.0098 or rules adopted thereunder.
(3) A person who violates this section commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
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Questions this section answers
Is advertising, purchase, sale, or transfer of human embryos or fetal remains prohibited a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Advertising, purchase, sale, or transfer of human embryos or fetal remains prohibited is a Felony of the Second Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 873.05.
Which Florida statute covers advertising, purchase, sale, or transfer of human embryos or fetal remains prohibited?
Advertising, purchase, sale, or transfer of human embryos or fetal remains prohibited is governed by Fla. Stat. § 873.05 (Advertising, purchase, sale, or transfer of human embryos or fetal remains prohibited).
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