The Vermont Statutes Online
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Subchapter
001
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ADVANCE DIRECTIVES AND DISPOSITION OF REMAINS
(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 9717)
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§ 9717. Presumption of validity
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. (Added 2005, No. 55, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.)