{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-122c-76","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 122C-76","heading":"Penalty.","body":"It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for a person, without authorization of the principal, willfully to alter, forge, conceal, or destroy an instrument, the reinstatement or revocation of an instrument, or any other evidence or document reflecting the principal's desires and interests, with the intent or effect of affecting a mental health treatment decision. (1997-442, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 122C. Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Act of 1985.","Article 3. Clients' Rights and Advance Instruction.","Part 2. Advance Instruction for Mental Health Treatment."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_122C/GS_122C-76.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:19:22Z","sha256":"3d7f9a03f954249b322d5519e970d7b6ede306bbd3a02347abc1150d101b5aa9","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-122c-75","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-122c-77"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}