Montana Statutes

§ 22-3-915 — Delay Of Repatriation For Scientific Study

Montana·Title 22 LIBRARIES, ARTS, AND ANTIQUITIES·Ch. 3 ANTIQUITIES·Part 9 Repatriation of Human Remains and Funerary Objects

22-3-915 . Delay of repatriation for scientific study.

(1)If repatriation is ordered after a hearing, a possessing entity may request a temporary delay in repatriation because of:
(a)scientific study being conducted on or proposed to be conducted on human skeletal remains or funerary objects in its possession or control; or
(b)good faith efforts to initiate or proceed with a scientific study of human skeletal remains or funerary objects in its possession or control.
(2)If a hearings examiner determines that a possessing entity has provided evidence supporting a good faith effort regarding scientific study, the hearings examiner shall provide a reasonable period of delay to allow completion of the study prior to repatriation.

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Legislative History

En. Sec. 7, Ch. 558, L. 2001.

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