Montana Code Annotated 2021

TITLE 22. LIBRARIES, ARTS, AND ANTIQUITIES

CHAPTER 3. ANTIQUITIES

Part 9. Repatriation of Human Remains and Funerary Objects

Delay Of Repatriation For Scientific Study

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.

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