Health and Safety Code - HSC
DIVISION 7. DEAD BODIES [7000 - 8030]
( Division 7 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) PART 2. DISINTERMENT AND REMOVAL [7500 - 8030]
( Part 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) CHAPTER 5. California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation [8010 - 8030]
( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 818, Sec. 1. ) ARTICLE 2. State Cultural Affiliation and Repatriation [8012 - 8021]
( Article 2 added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 818, Sec. 1. ) 8015.
(a) Upon receiving a written request for repatriation of an item on the inventory, the commission shall forward a copy of the request to the agency or museum in possession of the item, if the criteria specified in subdivision (a) of Section 8016 have been met. At this time, the commission shall also publish the request for repatriation on its internet website.
(b) This section does not prohibit a requesting lineal descendent or California Indian tribe, an agency, or a museum from coordinating directly with each other on repatriation. The commission shall receive, for their records, copies of all repatriation agreements and shall have the power
to enforce these agreements.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 167, Sec. 9. (AB 275) Effective January 1, 2021.)