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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>62874</law_id><section_number>32.1-291.8</section_number><catch_line>Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment, or revocation</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>32.1-291.4</reference><reference>32.1-291.6</reference><reference>32.1-291.7</reference><reference>32.1-291.9</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="32.1">Health</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="8">Postmortem Examinations and Services</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="2">Anatomical Gifts</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Except as otherwise provided in subsection G and subject to subsection F, in the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor, a <span class="dictionary">person</span> other than the donor is barred from making, amending, or revoking an anatomical gift of a donor&#x2019;s body or part if the donor made an anatomical gift of the donor&#x2019;s body or part under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death" href="/32.1-291.5/">32.1-291.5</a> or an amendment to an anatomical gift of the donor&#x2019;s body or part under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor's death" href="/32.1-291.6/">32.1-291.6</a>. <a id="paragraph-229175" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/32.1-291.8/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> A donor&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">revocation</span> of an anatomical gift of the donor&#x2019;s body or part under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor's death" href="/32.1-291.6/">32.1-291.6</a> is not a refusal and does not bar another <span class="dictionary">person</span> specified in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Who may make anatomical gift before donor's death" href="/32.1-291.4/">32.1-291.4</a> or <a class="law" title="Who may make anatomical gift of decedent's body or part" href="/32.1-291.9/">32.1-291.9</a> from making an anatomical gift of the donor&#x2019;s body or part under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death" href="/32.1-291.5/">32.1-291.5</a> or <a class="law" title="Manner of making, amending, or revoking anatomical gift of decedent's body or part" href="/32.1-291.10/">32.1-291.10</a>. <a id="paragraph-229176" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/32.1-291.8/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> If a <span class="dictionary">person</span> other than the donor makes an unrevoked anatomical gift of the donor&#x2019;s body or part under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death" href="/32.1-291.5/">32.1-291.5</a> or an amendment to an anatomical gift of the donor&#x2019;s body or part under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor's death" href="/32.1-291.6/">32.1-291.6</a>, another <span class="dictionary">person</span> may not make, <span class="dictionary">amend</span>, or revoke the gift of the donor&#x2019;s body or part under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Manner of making, amending, or revoking anatomical gift of decedent's body or part" href="/32.1-291.10/">32.1-291.10</a>. <a id="paragraph-229177" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/32.1-291.8/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> A <span class="dictionary">revocation</span> of an anatomical gift of a donor&#x2019;s body or part under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor's death" href="/32.1-291.6/">32.1-291.6</a> by a <span class="dictionary">person</span> other than the donor does not bar another <span class="dictionary">person</span> from making an anatomical gift of the body or part under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death" href="/32.1-291.5/">32.1-291.5</a> or <a class="law" title="Manner of making, amending, or revoking anatomical gift of decedent's body or part" href="/32.1-291.10/">32.1-291.10</a>. <a id="paragraph-229178" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/32.1-291.8/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E"><p><span class="prefix-number">E.</span> In the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor or other <span class="dictionary">person</span> authorized to make an anatomical gift under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Who may make anatomical gift before donor's death" href="/32.1-291.4/">32.1-291.4</a>, an anatomical gift of a part is neither a refusal to give another part nor a limitation on the making of an anatomical gift of another part at a later time by the donor or another <span class="dictionary">person</span>. <a id="paragraph-229179" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/32.1-291.8/#E"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="F"><p><span class="prefix-number">F.</span> In the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor or other <span class="dictionary">person</span> authorized to make an anatomical gift under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Who may make anatomical gift before donor's death" href="/32.1-291.4/">32.1-291.4</a>, an anatomical gift of a part for one or more of the purposes set forth in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Who may make anatomical gift before donor's death" href="/32.1-291.4/">32.1-291.4</a> is not a limitation on the making of an anatomical gift of the part for any of the other purposes by the donor or any other <span class="dictionary">person</span> under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death" href="/32.1-291.5/">32.1-291.5</a> or <a class="law" title="Manner of making, amending, or revoking anatomical gift of decedent's body or part" href="/32.1-291.10/">32.1-291.10</a>. <a id="paragraph-229180" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/32.1-291.8/#F"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="G"><p><span class="prefix-number">G.</span> If a donor who is an unemancipated <span class="dictionary">minor</span> dies, a parent of the donor who is reasonably available may revoke or <span class="dictionary">amend</span> an anatomical gift of the donor&#x2019;s body or part. <a id="paragraph-229181" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/32.1-291.8/#G"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="H"><p><span class="prefix-number">H.</span> If an unemancipated <span class="dictionary">minor</span> who signed a refusal dies, a parent of the <span class="dictionary">minor</span> who is reasonably available may revoke the <span class="dictionary">minor</span>&#x2019;s refusal. <a id="paragraph-229182" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/32.1-291.8/#H"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2007, cc. 92, 907.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
