Penalties

N.D. Cent. Code § 23-06.5-18
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23-06.5-18. Penalties 1. A person who, without authorization of the principal, willfully alters or forges a health care directive or willfully conceals or destroys a revocation with the intent and effect of causing a withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures which hastens the death of the principal is guilty of a class C felony. 2. A person who, without authorization of the principal, willfully alters, forges, conceals, or destroys a health care directive or willfully alters or forges a revocation of a health care directive is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. 3. The penalties provided in this section do not preclude application of any other penalties provided by law.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t23c06-5.pdf#nameddest=23-06p5-18Fetched: 10/16/2026