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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if the person:
(a) willfully conceals, cancels, defaces, obliterates, or damages an advance 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 advance health care directive of another person.
(2) A person is guilty of criminal homicide if:
(a) the person:
(i) falsifies or forges the advance health care directive of an adult; or
(ii) willfully conceals or withholds personal knowledge of:
(A) the existence of an advance health care directive;
(B) the revocation of an advance 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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 75A. Fiduciaries § 75A-3-308. Illegal destruction or falsification of advance health care directive - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-75a-fiduciaries/ut-code-sect-75a-3-308/
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