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This law was first created in 2007. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 92<\/a> and 907<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":70357,"section_number":"32.1-291.9","catch_line":"Who may make anatomical gift of decedent's body or part","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-291.9\/"}],"permalink":{"id":204537,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57960,"identifier":"32.1-291.18","token":"32.1\/8\/2\/32.1-291.18","url":"\/32.1-291.18\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-291.18\/","token":"32.1\/8\/2\/32.1-291.18","dublin_core":{"Title":"Immunity","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-291.18","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A person<\/span> that acts in accordance with this Act or with the applicable anatomical gift law<\/span> of another state, or attempts in good faith to do so, is not liable for the act in a civil action<\/span>, criminal prosecution<\/span>, or administrative proceeding. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Neither the person<\/span> 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. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> In determining whether an anatomical gift has been made, amended, or revoked under this Act, a person<\/span> 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<\/a> relating to the individual’s relationship to the donor or prospective donor unless the person<\/span> knows that the representation is untrue. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nIMMUNITY (\u00a7 32.1-291.18)\n\nA. A person that acts in accordance with this Act or with the applicable\nanatomical gift law of another state, or attempts in good faith to do so, is not\nliable for the act in a civil action, criminal prosecution, or administrative\nproceeding.\n\nB. Neither the person making an anatomical gift nor the donor’s estate is\nliable for any injury or damage that results from the making or use of the gift.\n\nC. In determining whether an anatomical gift has been made, amended, or revoked\nunder this Act, a person may rely upon representations of an individual listed\nin subdivisions A 3, A 4, A 5, A 6, A 7, A 8, or A 9 of § 32.1-291.9\nrelating to the individual’s relationship to the donor or prospective\ndonor unless the person knows that the representation is untrue.\n\nHISTORY: 2007, cc. 92, 907.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}