Organ trafficking; victims under 18 years; penalties
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
(a) Whoever:
(i) recruits, entices, harbors, transports, delivers or obtains by any means, another person, intending or knowing that an organ, tissue or other body part of such person will be removed for sale, against such person's will; or
(ii) knowingly receives anything of value, directly or indirectly as a result of a violation of clause (i) shall be guilty of organ trafficking and punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 15 years or by a fine of not more than $50,000, or both.
(b) Whoever commits the crime of organ trafficking upon a person under 18 years of age shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for 5 years. Such sentence shall not be reduced to less than 5 years, or suspended, nor shall any person convicted under this subsection be eligible for probation, parole, work release, or furlough or receive any deduction from such sentence for good conduct until having served 5 years of such sentence.
Simplified explanation
Recruiting, transporting, or obtaining a person knowing their organs or tissue will be removed for sale against their will, or knowingly profiting from it, is punishable by up to 15 years; a mandatory 5 years if the victim is under 18.