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

Montana Statutes

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

Montana § 22-3-915

Title 22LIBRARIES, ARTS, AND ANTIQUITIES

Ch. 3ANTIQUITIES

Part 9Repatriation of Human Remains and Funerary Objects

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Mont. Code Ann. § 22-3-915 (2026).

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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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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.