(a) An individual may refuse to make an anatomical gift of the individual’s body or part by:
Terms Used In Alabama Code 22-19-166
Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
Donor: The person who makes a gift.
Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
Probate: Proving a will
state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(1) a record signed by:
(A) the individual; or(B) subject to subsection (b), another individual acting at the direction of the individual if the individual is physically unable to sign;(2) the individual’s will, whether or not the will is admitted to probate or invalidated after the individual’s death; or(3) any form of communication made by the individual during the individual’s terminal illness or injury addressed to at least two adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness.(b) A record signed pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(B) must:
(1) be witnessed by at least two adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness, who have signed at the request of the individual; and(2)state that it has been signed and witnessed as provided in subdivision (1).(c) An individual who has made a refusal may amend or revoke the refusal:
(1) in the manner provided in subsection (a) for making a refusal;(2) by subsequently making an anatomical gift pursuant to Section donor‘s death” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2020″ statecd=”AL” title=”22″>22-19-164 that is inconsistent with the refusal; or(3) by destroying or canceling the record evidencing the refusal, or the portion of the record used to make the refusal, with the intent to revoke the refusal.(d) Except as otherwise provided in Section amendment, or revocation” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2020″ statecd=”AL” title=”22″>22-19-167(h), in the absence of an express, contrary indication by the individual set forth in the refusal, an individual’s unrevoked refusal to make an anatomical gift of the individual’s body or part bars all other persons from making an anatomical gift of the individual’s body or part.
