Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Thursday she had signed “Lux's Law," which institutes criminal penalties for selling human remains.

The legislation is a reaction to an April 2024 indictment against an Arkansas woman. Candance Chapman Scott admitted to selling thousands of dollars in human remains over Facebook Marketplace. Scott sold the remains to Jeremy Pauley, a tattoo artist from Pennsylvania.

Last year, Scott pleaded guilty to charges such as mail fraud and interstate transportation of stolen property, crimes that could carry a sentence of up to 30 years in prison. She did not plead guilty to selling a corpse, because at that time it was not illegal in Arkansas to sell body parts over the internet.

Arkansas governor signs bill criminalizing sale of body parts

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"Lux's Law," signed into law by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders this week, will criminalize people who sell a corpse or body parts.

KUAR | By Josie Lenora

An Arkansas woman who stole human body parts from the mortuary where she worked has pleaded guilty.

Candance Chapman Scott sold over $10,000 worth of human remains to a man on Facebook over a two-year period. On Thursday, Scott admitted to two charges against her in federal court. She was initially indicted on April 5 of this year.

Scott pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and interstate transportation of stolen property. Through her lawyer, she asked the government to drop the other counts they listed in their indictment. As part of the plea, she admitted to stealing body parts and fetal remains. Scott has agreed to pay back the money she received selling body parts. Additionally, she could go to prison for up to 30 years and could face fines up to $500,000.

Arkansas woman pleads guilty in stolen body parts case