The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 5250f)
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§ 5250f. Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor’s death
(a) Subject to section 5250h of this title, a donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under section 5250d of this title may amend or revoke an anatomical gift by:
(1) a record signed by:
(A) the donor;
(B) the other person; or
(C) subject to subsection (b) of this section, another individual acting at the direction
of the donor or the other person if the donor or other person is physically unable
to sign; or
(2) a later-executed document of gift that amends or revokes a previous anatomical gift
or portion of an anatomical gift, either expressly or by inconsistency.
(b) A record signed pursuant to subdivision (a)(1)(C) of this section must:
(1) be witnessed by at least two adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness,
who have signed at the request of the donor or the other person; and
(2) state that it has been signed and witnessed as provided in subdivision (1) of this
subsection.
(c) Subject to section 5250h of this title, a donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under section 5250d of this title may revoke an anatomical gift by the destruction or cancellation of the document
of gift, or the portion of the document of gift used to make the gift, with the intent
to revoke the gift.
(d) A donor may amend or revoke an anatomical gift that was not made in a will by any
form of communication during a terminal illness or injury addressed to at least two
adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness.
(e) A donor who makes an anatomical gift in a will may amend or revoke the gift in the
manner provided for amendment or revocation of wills or as provided in subsection
(a) of this section. (Added 2009, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)