Destruction of declaration; forgery of revocation
Ind. Code § 16-36-5-27
in effectSec. 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.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/16Fetched: 10/17/2026