Iowa § 144A.10 - 144A.10 Penalties.
Full text of Iowa Iowa Code § 144A.10 — 144A.10 Penalties., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 144A.10. 144A.10 Penalties.
1. Any person who willfully conceals, withholds, cancels, destroys, alters, defaces, or obliterates the declaration, out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate order, or out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate identifier of another without the declarant’s or patient’s consent or who falsifies or forges a revocation of the declaration or out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate order of another is guilty of a serious misdemeanor. 2. Any person who falsifies or forges the declaration or out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate order of another, or willfully conceals or withholds personal knowledge of or delivery of a revocation as provided in section 144A.4 or 144A.7A, with the intent to cause a withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures, is guilty of a serious misdemeanor. 85 Acts, ch 3, §11; 2002 Acts, ch 1061, §9 Wed Dec 10 22:57:40 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 144A.10 (18, 0)
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What does Iowa Code § 144A.10 cover?
Section 144A.10 ("144A.10 Penalties.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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