Destruction of declaration; forgery of revocation

Ind. Code § 16-36-5-27, under Chapter 5. Out of Hospital Do Not Resuscitate Declarations.

Ind. Code § 16-36-5-27

Sec. 27. 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. As added by P.L.148-1999, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.86-2023, SEC.8.