{"data":{"id":"us-mt/22-3-915","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"22-3-915","heading":"Delay of repatriation for scientific study.","body":"(1) If repatriation is ordered after a hearing, a possessing entity may request a temporary delay in repatriation because of:\n(a) scientific study being conducted on or proposed to be conducted on human skeletal remains or funerary objects in its possession or control; or\n(b) good faith efforts to initiate or proceed with a scientific study of human skeletal remains or funerary objects in its possession or control.\n(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.","path":["TITLE 22. LIBRARIES, ARTS, AND ANTIQUITIES","CHAPTER 3. ANTIQUITIES","Part 9. Repatriation of Human Remains and Funerary Objects"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0220/chapter_0030/part_0090/section_0150/0220-0030-0090-0150.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:46Z","sha256":"1f42beb7683ceb004e8be401148dab26471fa87a455d0bd72471b247044dd5ff","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/22-3-914","next":"us-mt/22-3-916"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}