§ 25:957 — Exemptions

§957. Exemptions
A. The following shall be exempt from the restrictions and prohibitions of this
Chapter:
(1) Private and public institutions of primary, secondary, or higher education.
(2) Federal, state, and local governments and any political subdivisions thereof as
well as federal, state, and local law enforcement officials acting within their statutory
authority.
(3) Qualified museums or research institutions.
(a) A "qualified museum or research institution" means an entity that is a juridical
person pursuant to Louisiana law that has an explicitly stated educational or research purpose
as part of their mission and juridical personage registration.
(b) A qualified museum or research institution shall submit notification of retention
of human remains in its possession to the Louisiana Department of Justice within one year
of June 17, 2016.
(c) A qualified museum or research institution, upon reasonable notice, shall submit
to the attorney general for analysis any human skeletal remains in its possession.
(d) A qualified museum or research institution shall notify the Louisiana Department
of Justice within six months of any acquisition of known human remains not included in any
initial disclosure under this Chapter.
B. The Louisiana Department of Justice shall hold in a centralized database all
records of qualified museums and research institutions, exempt as provided in this Section,
that have complied with the requirements of this Chapter.

Legislative History

Acts 2016, No. 531, §1, eff. June 17, 2016.