diff --git a/scrub_layer_class.py b/scrub_layer_class.py
index b47c365..06fa23c 100644
--- a/scrub_layer_class.py
+++ b/scrub_layer_class.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Project Developer: Alireza Adli alireza.adli@concordia.ca
 from qgis.core import QgsApplication, QgsField, QgsProject, \
   QgsProcessingFeedback, QgsVectorLayer, QgsVectorDataProvider, \
   QgsExpressionContext, QgsExpressionContextUtils, edit, QgsFeatureRequest, \
-  QgsExpression
+  QgsExpression, QgsVectorFileWriter
 from qgis.PyQt.QtCore import QVariant
 from qgis.analysis import QgsNativeAlgorithms
 from basic_functions import *
@@ -27,6 +27,25 @@ class ScrubLayer:
     self.layer = self.load_layer()
     self.data_count = self.layer.featureCount()
 
+  def duplicate_layer(self, output_path, duplicated_layer_name):
+    options = QgsVectorFileWriter.SaveVectorOptions()
+    options.driverName = 'ESRI Shapefile'
+
+    duplication = QgsVectorFileWriter.writeAsVectorFormat(
+      self.layer,
+      output_path,
+      options
+    )
+
+    if duplication == QgsVectorFileWriter.NoError:
+      print(f"Shapefile successfully duplicated")
+      duplicated_layer = ScrubLayer(
+        self.qgis_path, output_path, duplicated_layer_name)
+      duplicated_layer.create_spatial_index()
+      return duplicated_layer
+    else:
+      print(f"Error duplicating shapefile: {duplication}")
+
   def get_cell(self, fid, field_name):
     return self.layer.getFeature(fid)[field_name]