Effective 1/1/2026
75A-9-124 Effect of copy -- Certified physical copy.
(1)A physical or electronic copy of an advance health care directive, revocation of an advance health care directive, or appointment, designation, or disqualification of a surrogate has the same effect as the original.
(2)An individual may create a certified physical copy of an advance health care directive or revocation of an advance health care directive that is in electronic form by affirming under penalty of perjury that the physical copy is a complete and accurate copy of the directive or revocation.

Enacted by Chapter 439, 2025 General Session