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13-6-405. Unclaimed remains.
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13-6-405. Unclaimed remains.
(a) If human skeletal burial remains are not claimed as set forth in § 13-6-404, the Arkansas Archeological Survey or a state-supported museum, or a museum accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, may serve as a depository for such skeletal remains as are required for scientific purposes.
(b) If not otherwise claimed as provided in this subchapter, skeletal burial remains and burial furniture shall be disposed of in accordance with existing laws and rules for disposing of human remains.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 13-6-405
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13-6-405. Unclaimed remains.
(a) If human skeletal burial remains are not claimed as set forth in § 13-6-404, the Arkansas Archeological Survey or a state-supported museum, or a museum accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, may serve as a depository for such skeletal remains as are required for scientific purposes.
(b) If not otherwise claimed as provided in this subchapter, skeletal burial remains and burial furniture shall be disposed of in accordance with existing laws and rules for disposing of human remains.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
13-6-404. Conveyance of exhumed remains.
(a)(1) If human skeletal burial remains are exhumed for relocation, then at the request of a direct descendant, that of a specific church, or that of a Native American tribal group recognized by the United States Government who can provide written or scientific documentation of such descent, or of direct church or tribal affiliation with the human skeletal burial remains, the human skeletal burial remains will be conveyed to such an individual or entity.
(2) If human skeletal remains are conveyed to an individual or entity under subdivision (a)(1) of this section, burial furniture exhumed with the human skeletal remains shall be conveyed to the individual or entity.
(b) By consultation with the groups mentioned in subsection (a) of this section, scientific studies may be undertaken.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 13-6-404
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 13-6-404. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.