Section 8015 Of Article 2. State Cultural Affiliation And Repatriation From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 7. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 2.
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. (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 (b) of Section 8016 have been met.
At this time, the commission shall also publish the request for
repatriation on its Web site for 30 days. If there are no other
requests for a particular item and there is not unresolved objection
pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 8016 within 90 days of the
date of distribution and publication of the inventory or summary and
completion of any federal Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. Sec. 3001 et seq.) repatriation process
related to the item, the agency or museum in possession of the item
shall repatriate the requested item to the requesting party. This
repatriation shall occur within 30 days after the last day of the
90-day period, or on a date agreed upon by all parties.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any
requesting party, a tribe, an agency, or a museum from coordinating
directly with each other on repatriation, or to prohibit the
repatriation at any time of any undisputed items to the requesting
party prior to completion of any requirements set forth in this
chapter. The commission shall receive, for their records, copies of
all repatriation agreements and shall have the power to enforce these
agreements.