{"data":{"id":"us-va/17vac5-20-20","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"17VAC5-20-20","heading":"Applicability","body":"This chapter shall apply to any person who conducts any field investigation involving the removal of human remains or associated artifacts from any unmarked burial on an archaeological site; no change in the burial laws of the Commonwealth is intended. This chapter also applies if archaeological investigations are undertaken as part of a court-approved removal of a cemetery.","path":["Title 17. Libraries And Cultural Resources","Agency 5. Board of Historic Resources","Chapter 20. Regulations Governing Permits for the Archaeological Removal of Human Remains"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title17/agency5/chapter20/section20/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:13Z","sha256":"4ae96fcc5e4fba7717f92e5e77a0bf709e80b8aef4080e719c76b1b5ad66562a","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/17vac5-20-10","next":"us-va/17vac5-20-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}