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Mont. Code Ann. § 22-3-915

Delay of repatriation for scientific study

Known as the Montana Repatriation Act

The act spans §§ 22–22 (15 sections).

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(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.

Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.