§ 75-2a-118. Illegal destruction or falsification of health care directive.

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(1)

A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if the person:

(a)	willfully conceals, cancels, defaces, obliterates, or damages a health care directive of another without the declarant's consent; or

(b)	falsifies, forges, or alters a health care directive or a revocation of the health care directive of another person.

(2)

A person is guilty of criminal homicide if:

(a)

the person:

(i)	falsifies or forges the health care directive of an adult; or

(ii)

willfully conceals or withholds personal knowledge of:

(A)	the existence of a health care directive;

(B)	the revocation of a health care directive; or

(C)	the disqualification of a surrogate; and

(b)	the actions described in Subsection (2)(a) cause a withholding or withdrawal of life sustaining procedures contrary to the wishes of a declarant resulting in the death of the declarant.

Amended by Chapter 107, 2008 General Session

                    
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