- (1) A claimant shall file its written claim with the board. A written claim for repatriation must include a description of the claimant's cultural affiliation to the human skeletal remains or funerary objects and an explanation why the possessing entity does not have the right of possession.
- (2) In reviewing a claim, the board shall determine whether the claim includes the information described in (1). The board may not review the merits of the claim at this stage of the review.
- (3) If a claimant fails to provide the above information, the board shall dismiss and return the claim to the claimant. A claimant may file a revised claim with the board.
Authorizing statute(s): 22-3-904, MCA
Implementing statute(s): 22-3-904, 22-3-912, MCA
History: NEW, 2013 MAR p. 785, Eff. 5/10/13.