{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-70-27","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 70-27","heading":"Findings and purpose.","body":"(a)\tThe General Assembly finds that:\n(1)\tUnmarked human burials and human skeletal remains are subject to vandalism and inadvertent destruction at an ever-increasing rate;\n(2)\tExisting State laws do not provide adequate protection to prevent damage to and destruction of these remains;\n(3)\tThere is a great deal of scientific information to be gained from the proper excavation, study and analysis of human skeletal remains recovered from such burials; and\n(4)\tThere has been no procedure for descendants or other interested individuals to make known their concerns regarding disposition of these remains.\n(b)\tThe purpose of this Article is (i) to provide adequate protection from vandalism for unmarked human burials and human skeletal remains, (ii) to provide adequate protection for unmarked human burials and human skeletal remains not within the jurisdiction of the medical examiner pursuant to G.S. 130A-383 that are encountered during archaeological excavation, construction, or other ground disturbing activities, found anywhere within the State except on federal land, and (iii) to provide for adequate skeletal analysis of remains removed or excavated from unmarked human burials if the analysis would result in valuable scientific information. (1981, c. 853, s. 2; 2007-484, s. 11(a).)","path":["Chapter 70. Indian Antiquities, Archaeological Resources and Unmarked Human Skeletal Remains Protection.","Article 3. Unmarked Human Burial and Human Skeletal Remains Protection Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_70/GS_70-27.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:08:12Z","sha256":"bec3a6a9019ccea8692a1263e8544b963483b7ae41c9664191a4c66601c13c71","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-70-26","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-70-28"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}