Indiana § 16-36-5-27 Destruction of declaration; forgery of revocation

Indiana Statutes

§ 16-36-5-27 — Destruction of declaration; forgery of revocation

Indiana § 16-36-5-27

Title 16HEALTH

Art. 36MEDICAL CONSENT

Ch. 5Out of Hospital Do Not Resuscitate Declarations

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Ind. Code § 16-36-5-27 (2026).

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A person who knowingly or intentionally:

(1)physically cancels or destroys an out of hospital DNR declaration and order without the declarant's consent;

(2)physically cancels or destroys an out of hospital DNR declaration and order without the declarant's representative's consent if the declarant is incapacitated or incompetent; or

(3)falsifies or forges a revocation of another person's out of hospital DNR declaration and order; commits a Class B misdemeanor.

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A person who knowingly or intentionally:
(1) physically cancels or destroys an out of hospital DNR
declaration and order without the declarant's consent;
(2) physically cancels or destroys an out of hospital DNR
declaration and order without the declarant's representative's
consent if the declarant is incapacitated or incompetent; or
(3) falsifies or forges a revocation of another person's out of
hospital DNR declaration and order;
commits a Class B misdemeanor.