2019 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 381 - State Museums
NRS 381.215 - Report of holder to Museum Director; duties of Museum Director regarding prehistoric native Indian human remains and funerary objects; exception.
1. After the close of each season’s work, within a reasonable time designated in a permit described in NRS 381.197, every permit holder shall furnish to the Museum Director a report containing a detailed account of the work done, material collected and other pertinent data.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if any of the work done, material collected or other pertinent data pertains to prehistoric native Indian human remains or a funerary object, the Museum Director shall:
(a) Provide notice to and consult with each applicable Indian tribe in accordance with NRS 381.0066;
(b) Determine which Indian tribe has the closest cultural affiliation to the prehistoric native Indian human remains or funerary object in accordance with NRS 381.0067; and
(c) Furnish the report described in subsection 1 to the closest culturally affiliated Indian tribe, if any.
3. The Museum Director is not required to comply with the provisions of paragraph (a) of subsection 2 if the Museum Director has already obtained the information necessary to make the determination required pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 through the process set forth in NRS 381.195 to 381.227, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 291; A 1977, 1208; 2001, 934; 2017, 3541)
