Senate Bill 2554
Senate Bill sb2554
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Florida Senate - 2007 SB 2554
By Senator Crist
12-1086B-07
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to dead bodies; amending s.
3 406.61, F.S.; authorizing any science center in
4 this state that is accredited by the American
5 Association of Museums and is a member of the
6 Association of Science and Technology Centers
7 to transport plastinated bodies into, within,
8 or out of this state and exhibit such bodies
9 for the purpose of public education without the
10 consent of this state's anatomical board if the
11 science center notifies the board of any such
12 transportation or exhibition, as well as the
13 location and duration of any exhibition, at
14 least 30 days before such transportation or
15 exhibition; providing an effective date.
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17 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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19 Section 1. Section 406.61, Florida Statutes, is
20 amended to read:
21 406.61 Selling, buying, or conveying bodies outside
22 state prohibited; exceptions, penalty.--Any person who sells
23 shall sell or buys buy any body or parts of bodies as
24 described in this chapter or any person except a recognized
25 Florida medical or dental school who transmits shall transmit
26 or conveys convey or causes cause to be transmitted or
27 conveyed such body or parts of bodies to any place outside
28 this state commits is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first
29 degree, punishable as provided in ss. 775.082 and 775.083.
30 However, nothing in this chapter does not prohibit shall be
31 construed as prohibiting the anatomical board from
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Florida Senate - 2007 SB 2554
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1 transporting human specimens outside the state for educational
2 or scientific purposes and does not prohibit or as prohibiting
3 the transport of bodies, parts of bodies, or tissue specimens
4 in furtherance of a lawful examination, investigation, or
5 autopsy conducted pursuant to s. 406.11. Any person,
6 institution, or organization that conveys bodies or parts of
7 bodies into or out of the state for medical education or
8 research purposes shall notify the anatomical board of such
9 intent and receive approval from the board. Any science center
10 in this state that is accredited by the American Association
11 of Museums and is a member of the Association of Science and
12 Technology Centers may transport plastinated bodies into,
13 within, or out of this state and exhibit such bodies for the
14 purpose of public education without the consent of the board
15 if the science center notifies the board of any such
16 transportation or exhibition, as well as the location and
17 duration of any exhibition, at least 30 days before such
18 transportation or exhibition.
19 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.
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22 SENATE SUMMARY
23 Authorizes certain science centers located in this state
to transport plastinated bodies into, within, or out of
24 this state and exhibit such bodies for the purpose of
public education without the consent of this state's
25 anatomical board if the science center notifies the board
of any such transportation or exhibition, as well as the
26 location and duration of any exhibition, at least 30 days
before such transportation or exhibition.
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