District of Columbia § 21-2221.12 Penalties.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 21-2221.12 — Penalties.

District of Columbia § 21-2221.12

Title 21Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]

Ch. 22Health-Care Decisions.

Subch. IIMOST Form.

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D.C. Code § 21-2221.12 (2026).

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(a)A person who, without authorization by the patient or the patient's authorized representative, willfully alters, forges, conceals, or destroys a MOST Form, an amendment or revocation of a MOST Form, or any other evidence or document reflecting the patient's desires and interests, with the intent or effect of causing a withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures or of artificially administered nutrition and hydration that hastens the death of the patient commits a Class A felony.

(b)Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, a person who, without authorization by the patient or the patient's authorized representative, willfully alters, forges, conceals, or destroys a MOST Form, an amendment or revocation of a MOST Form, or any other evidence or document reflecti

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(a) A person who, without authorization by the patient or the patient's authorized representative, willfully alters, forges, conceals, or destroys a MOST Form, an amendment or revocation of a MOST Form, or any other evidence or document reflecting the patient's desires and interests, with the intent or effect of causing a withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures or of artificially administered nutrition and hydration that hastens the death of the patient commits a Class A felony.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, a person who, without authorization by the patient or the patient's authorized representative, willfully alters, forges, conceals, or destroys a MOST Form, an amendment or revocation of a MOST Form, or any other evidence or document reflecting the patient's desires and interests, with the intent or effect of impacting any decision regarding the provision of a health care service, treatment, or procedure shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 , or imprisoned for not more than 180 days, or both.