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Authorized under state law to apply for a driver&#8217;s license because the donor is at least 15 years and six months of age;2\n\nAn agent of the donor, unless the power of attorney for health care or other record prohibits the agent from making an anatomical gift;3\n\nA parent of the donor, if the donor is an unemancipated minor; or4\n\nThe donor&#8217;s guardian.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":259937,"text":"Subject to \u00a7 32.1-291.8, an anatomical gift of a donor&#8217;s body or part may be made during the life of the donor for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education in the manner provided in \u00a7 32.1-291.5 by:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":259938,"text":"The donor, if the donor is an adult or if the donor is a minor and is:\n\t\t\ta. Emancipated; or\n\t\t\tb. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?071+ful+CHAP0092\">92<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?071+ful+CHAP0907\">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":[{"id":83682,"section_number":"32.1-291.5","catch_line":"Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-291.5\/"},{"id":70327,"section_number":"32.1-291.6","catch_line":"Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor's death","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-291.6\/"},{"id":62874,"section_number":"32.1-291.8","catch_line":"Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment, or revocation","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-291.8\/"},{"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\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":83682,"section_number":"32.1-291.5","catch_line":"Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-291.5\/"},{"id":62874,"section_number":"32.1-291.8","catch_line":"Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment, or revocation","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-291.8\/"}],"permalink":{"id":204577,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72158,"identifier":"32.1-291.4","token":"32.1\/8\/2\/32.1-291.4","url":"\/32.1-291.4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-291.4\/","token":"32.1\/8\/2\/32.1-291.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Who may make anatomical gift before donor&#8217;s death","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-291.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Subject to \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment, or revocation\" href=\"\/32.1-291.8\/\">32.1-291.8<\/a>, an anatomical gift of a donor&#8217;s body or part may be made during the life of the donor for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education in the manner provided in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Manner of making anatomical gift before donor&#039;s death\" href=\"\/32.1-291.5\/\">32.1-291.5<\/a> by:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> The donor, if the donor is an adult or if the donor is a <span class=\"dictionary\">minor<\/span> and is:\n\t\t\ta. Emancipated; or\n\t\t\tb. Authorized under state <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> to apply for a driver&#8217;s license because the donor is at least 15 years and six months of age; <a id=\"paragraph-259938\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/32.1-291.4\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> An agent of the donor, unless the <span class=\"dictionary\">power of attorney<\/span> for health care or other record prohibits the agent from making an anatomical gift; <a id=\"paragraph-259939\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/32.1-291.4\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"3\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> A parent of the donor, if the donor is an unemancipated <span class=\"dictionary\">minor<\/span>; or <a id=\"paragraph-259940\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/32.1-291.4\/#3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"4\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> The donor&#8217;s guardian. <a id=\"paragraph-259941\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/32.1-291.4\/#4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHO MAY MAKE ANATOMICAL GIFT BEFORE DONOR&#8217;S DEATH (\u00a7 32.1-291.4)\n\nSubject to \u00a7 32.1-291.8, an anatomical gift of a donor&#8217;s body or part may\nbe made during the life of the donor for the purpose of transplantation,\ntherapy, research, or education in the manner provided in \u00a7 32.1-291.5 by:\n\n1. The donor, if the donor is an adult or if the donor is a minor and is:\n\t\t\ta. Emancipated; or\n\t\t\tb. Authorized under state law to apply for a driver&#8217;s license because\nthe donor is at least 15 years and six months of age;\n\n2. An agent of the donor, unless the power of attorney for health care or other\nrecord prohibits the agent from making an anatomical gift;\n\n3. A parent of the donor, if the donor is an unemancipated minor; or\n\n4. The donor&#8217;s guardian.\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}}