Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and upon the request of any party or an intervenor, the commission or designated mediator may close part of a mediation session to the public if the commission or designated mediator finds that information required at the mediation session may include identification of the specific location of a burial site, human remains and cultural items or that information necessary for a determination regarding repatriation may compromise or interfere with any religious practice or custom.

(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 818, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)

Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 8020

  • Burial site: means , except for cemeteries and graveyards protected or recognized under another state law, a natural or prepared physical location, whether originally below, on, or above the surface of the earth, into which human remains were deposited as a part of the death rites or ceremonies of a culture. See California Health and Safety Code 8012
  • Commission: means the Native American Heritage Commission established pursuant to §. See California Health and Safety Code 8012
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