Arkansas · Arkansas Code of 1987 — full code (public domain; via Open US Law, CC BY 4.0)

Ark. Code § 20-13-908: Ark. Code Ann. § 20-13-908

Felony

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Statute defines criminal offenses related to Do Not Resuscitate orders: physicians failing to transfer patients (Class A misdemeanor), tampering with DNR identification (Class A misdemeanor), and forging DNR documents with intent to affect life-sustaining treatment (Class D felony).

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