Sec. 8. (a) As used in this section, “destroy” means any action that:
(1) permanently deletes the electronic record associated with an electronic power of attorney; or
(2) renders the electronic record associated with an electronic power of attorney unreadable and nonretrievable.
(b) Any custodian or attorney holding an electronic power of attorney may destroy the electronic record associated with an electronic power of attorney and any accompanying document integrity evidence at any time after the fifth anniversary of the principal’s death.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), this section does not require a custodian, attorney, or other person in possession of a complete converted copy of an electronic power of attorney to destroy the complete converted copy of the electronic power of attorney.
As added by P.L.40-2018, SEC.4.