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2025 Utah Code
Title 9 - Cultural and Community Engagement
Chapter 9 - Utah Division of Indian Affairs Act
Part 4 - Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act
Section 408 - Burial of ancient Native American remains in state parks.
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UT Code § 9-9-408 (2025)
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Effective 7/1/2023
9-9-408. Burial of ancient Native American remains in state parks.
Amended by Chapter 160, 2023 General Session
9-9-408. Burial of ancient Native American remains in state parks.
- (1) As used in this section:
- (a) "Ancient Native American remains" means ancient human remains, as defined in Section 9-8a-302, that are Native American remains, as defined in Section 9-9-402.
- (b) "Antiquities Section" means the Antiquities Section of the State Historic Preservation Office created in Section 9-8a-304.
- (2)
- (a) The division, the Antiquities Section, and the Division of State Parks shall cooperate in a study of the feasibility of burying ancient Native American remains in state parks.
- (b) The study shall include:
- (i) the process and criteria for determining which state parks would have land sufficient and appropriate to reserve a portion of the land for the burial of ancient Native American remains;
- (ii) the process for burying the ancient Native American remains on the lands within state parks, including the responsibilities of state agencies and the assurance of cultural sensitivity;
- (iii) how to keep a record of the locations in which specific ancient Native American remains are buried;
- (iv) how to account for the costs of:
- (A) burying the ancient Native American remains on lands found within state parks; and
- (B) securing and maintaining burial sites in state parks; and
- (v) any issues related to burying ancient Native American remains in state parks.
Amended by Chapter 160, 2023 General Session
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