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From Section 5097.98 of flit Public Set a-c; (Chapter 40a, Statutes of 1980: k Resources Code: On Janua.-y 1, 1983. Senate B111447 went into effect. a: (a) Whenever the commission receives notification This legislation amended Section 5097.99 of the Public of a discovery of Native American human remains Rewurces Code, making it a felony to obtain or r from a county coroner pursuant to subdivision (c) of possess Native American remains or associated grave Section 7050.5 of the Health and Safety Code, it goods= shall immediately notify those persons it believes to �- be most likely descended from the decesud :native (a) .Na person shall obtain or possess any Native . , American. The descendents may, with the American artifacts or human remains which are taken permission of the owner of the land, or his or her from a Native American grave or cairn on or after authorized representauve, inspect the site of the January 1, 1984,except as otherwise provided by taw or discovery of the Native American remains and may in accordance with an agreement Leached pursuant to recommend to the owner or the person responsible for subdivision p) of Section 549794 or pursuant to the excavation work means for treating or disposing, Section 5097.98. with appropriate dignity, the human remains and any associated grave goods. The descendents shall (b) Any person who knowingly or willfully obtains or complete their inspection and make they possesses any Native American artifacts or human recommendation within 24 hours of their notification remains which are taken from a Native American grave by the Native American Heritage Commission. The or caim after January 1. 1988,except as otherwise recommendation may include the scientific removal provided by law or in accordance with an agreement and nondestructive a.'talysis of human remains and reached pursuant to subdivision (1)of Section 5M7.94 items associated with Native American burials. or pursuant to Section 5097.98,is guilty of 3 ftlOny which is punishable by imprisonment in the stare (b) Whenever the commission is unable to identify a prison• descendent,or the descendent identified fails to make a recommendation,or the landowner or his or her (c) Any person who removes,without authority of •v artifacts or human remains Native American authorized re mauve rejects the recommendation �w.any N , 1� intent to Native can grave or cairn with an of the descendent and the mediation provided for in from a� none Amen � subdivision(k) of Section 5497.94 fails to provide sell or dissect or with malice or wantonness is guilty• of measures acceptable to the landowner, the landowner a felony which is punishable by imprisonment in the or his or her authorized representative shall reinter the state prison. k human remains and items associated with Native American burials with appropriate dignity on the FProP gn ry E property in a location not subject to further subsurface disturbance. f