{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2221.12","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 21-2221.12","heading":"Penalties.","body":"(a)\nA person who, without authorization by the patient or the patient's authorized representative, willfully alters, forges, conceals, or destroys a MOST Form, an amendment or revocation of a MOST Form, or any other evidence or document reflecting the patient's desires and interests, with the intent or effect of causing a withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures or of artificially administered nutrition and hydration that hastens the death of the patient commits a Class A felony.\n\n(b)\nExcept as provided in subsection (a) of this section, a person who, without authorization by the patient or the patient's authorized representative, willfully alters, forges, conceals, or destroys a MOST Form, an amendment or revocation of a MOST Form, or any other evidence or document reflecting the patient's desires and interests, with the intent or effect of impacting any decision regarding the provision of a health care service, treatment, or procedure shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01, or imprisoned for not more than 180 days, or both.","path":["Title 21. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]","Chapter 22. Health-Care Decisions.","Subchapter II. MOST Form."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/21-2221.12","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"7423b3604bc88b6dec3979f8e292992364c7a2d6645253b005f83856d6084188","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2221.11","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2221.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}