{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-47-61a","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-61a","heading":"Records of traditional cultural knowledge submitted to public agency for cultural affiliation determination exempt from disclosure.","body":"(a) As used in this section, (1) “records of traditional cultural knowledge” means records containing information central to a community's cultural and social identity, including, but not limited to, religious rites and rituals, location of sacred sites, kinship membership statistics and oral histories and traditions; (2) “tribal nation” means any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization, as defined under NAGPRA, or any tribe recognized by one or more state governments; and (3) “NAGPRA” means the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 USC 3001 et seq.\n(b) Any record of traditional cultural knowledge submitted by a member, representative or lineal descendant of a tribal nation to any public agency, as defined in section 1-200, as part of the consultation process to determine cultural affiliation under NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10, shall not be deemed a public record and shall not be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200.","path":["TITLE 47. LAND AND LAND TITLES","CHAPTER 824*. INDIANS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_824.htm#sec_47-61a","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:16Z","sha256":"42cd0d8bbbab327e600a5552bd47df17e63ed9d926ab6b60221a1600b5c77d30","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-47-61","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-47-62"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}