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Evidence of such bond shall be filed with the Commissioner.C\n\nAll expenses incurred in the distribution and delivery of bodies pursuant to this section shall be paid by those receiving the bodies in such amount as may be prescribed by the Commissioner.D\n\nThe Commissioner is authorized to employ carriers to effect the distribution of dead human bodies pursuant to this section. Any carrier so employed shall obtain a receipt by name or, if the name be unknown, by a description for each body delivered by him and shall deposit such receipt with the Commissioner.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":243623,"text":"The bodies received pursuant to \u00a7 32.1-298 shall be distributed by the Commissioner to institutions and individuals as they may be needed for the purposes of scientific education and training in health and related subjects as follows:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":243624,"text":"First, to the medical schools in Virginia;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":243625,"text":"Second, equitably to the several colleges and schools of this Commonwealth authorized by law to teach health science and issue diplomas and such physicians and surgeons as the Commissioner may designate;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":243626,"text":"Third, to colleges and schools in other states and the District of Columbia authorized by law to teach health science and issue diplomas.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"B"},"4":{"id":243627,"text":"Before any institution or individual may receive any body pursuant to this section, such institution or individual shall have given a bond to the Commonwealth in the penalty of $1,000 with condition that any body received shall be used only for scientific education and training in health and related subjects. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1976, chapter 222; in 1979, chapter 711; in 2014, chapter 228<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":68947,"section_number":"32.1-301","catch_line":"Burial, cremation, or return of bodies after scientific study","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-301\/"},{"id":59786,"section_number":"32.1-303","catch_line":"Penalty for trafficking in bodies","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-303\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":80997,"section_number":"32.1-298","catch_line":"Notification of Commissioner and delivery of bodies","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-298\/"}],"permalink":{"id":204647,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67206,"identifier":"32.1-299","token":"32.1\/8\/3\/32.1-299","url":"\/32.1-299\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-299\/","token":"32.1\/8\/3\/32.1-299","dublin_core":{"Title":"Distribution of bodies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-299","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The bodies received pursuant to \u00a7 32.1-298<\/a> shall be distributed by the Commissioner<\/span> to institutions and individuals as they may be needed for the purposes of scientific education and training in health and related subjects as follows: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> First, to the medical schools in Virginia; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Second, equitably to the several colleges and schools of this Commonwealth authorized by law<\/span> to teach health science and issue<\/span> diplomas and such physicians and surgeons as the Commissioner<\/span> may designate; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Third, to colleges and schools in other states and the District of Columbia authorized by law<\/span> to teach health science and issue<\/span> diplomas. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Before any institution or individual may receive any body pursuant to this section, such institution or individual shall have given a bond<\/span> to the Commonwealth in the penalty<\/span> of $1,000 with condition that any body received shall be used only for scientific education and training in health and related subjects. Evidence<\/span> of such bond<\/span> shall be filed with the Commissioner<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> All expenses incurred in the distribution and delivery of bodies pursuant to this section shall be paid by those receiving the bodies in such amount as may be prescribed by the Commissioner<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> is authorized to employ carriers to effect the distribution of dead human bodies pursuant to this section. Any carrier so employed shall obtain a receipt by name or, if the name be unknown, by a description for each body delivered by him and shall deposit such receipt with the Commissioner<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISTRIBUTION OF BODIES (\u00a7 32.1-299)\n\nA. The bodies received pursuant to \u00a7 32.1-298 shall be distributed by the\nCommissioner to institutions and individuals as they may be needed for the\npurposes of scientific education and training in health and related subjects as\nfollows:\n\n 1. First, to the medical schools in Virginia;\n\n 2. Second, equitably to the several colleges and schools of this Commonwealth\n authorized by law to teach health science and issue diplomas and such\n physicians and surgeons as the Commissioner may designate;\n\n 3. Third, to colleges and schools in other states and the District of Columbia\n authorized by law to teach health science and issue diplomas.\n\nB. Before any institution or individual may receive any body pursuant to this\nsection, such institution or individual shall have given a bond to the\nCommonwealth in the penalty of $1,000 with condition that any body received\nshall be used only for scientific education and training in health and related\nsubjects. Evidence of such bond shall be filed with the Commissioner.\n\nC. All expenses incurred in the distribution and delivery of bodies pursuant to\nthis section shall be paid by those receiving the bodies in such amount as may\nbe prescribed by the Commissioner.\n\nD. The Commissioner is authorized to employ carriers to effect the distribution\nof dead human bodies pursuant to this section. Any carrier so employed shall\nobtain a receipt by name or, if the name be unknown, by a description for each\nbody delivered by him and shall deposit such receipt with the Commissioner.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 32-357, 32-358, 32-360, 32-363; 1976, c. 222; 1979, c.\n711; 2014, c. 228.","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}}