{"data":{"id":"us-vt/18-v.s.a.-9717","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"18 V.S.A. § 9717","heading":"Presumption of validity","body":"An advance directive executed as provided in this chapter shall be presumed valid. No third party shall require an additional or different form of advance directive. A photocopy or facsimile of a duly executed original advance directive shall be relied upon to the same extent as the original.","path":["Title 18: Health","Chapter 231: Advance Directives for Health Care, Disposition of Remains, and Surrogate Decision Making","Subchapter 001: ADVANCE DIRECTIVES AND DISPOSITION OF REMAINS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/18/231/09717","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:03Z","sha256":"2b809b762c9fff4e3e9604df4c4371e6af5cbffca5e2f920fe179011595b5ee1","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/18-v.s.a.-9716","next":"us-vt/18-v.s.a.-9718"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}