Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 22. LIBRARIES, ARTS, AND ANTIQUITIES

CHAPTER 3. ANTIQUITIES

Part 9. Repatriation of Human Remains and Funerary Objects

Multiple Claims -- Care And Handling Of Human Skeletal Remains Or Funerary Objects Pending Disposition

22-3-918. Multiple claims -- care and handling of human skeletal remains or funerary objects pending disposition. If multiple requests for repatriation of human skeletal remains or funerary objects occur and the appropriate claimant cannot be determined, the board shall provide for the appropriate care and handling of the human skeletal remains or funerary objects until:

(1) the requesting parties agree upon the disposition;

(2) the dispute is resolved by the board pursuant to 22-3-916; or

(3) the issue is finally resolved in a state court of competent jurisdiction.

History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 558, L. 2001.