Nevada Revised Statutes 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.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 381.215
- culturally affiliated: means that there is a relationship of shared group identity that may be reasonably traced historically or prehistorically between a present-day Indian tribe and an identifiable earlier group which is associated with a particular artifact or site. See Nevada Revised Statutes 381.001
- Director: means the Director of the Department. See Nevada Revised Statutes 381.001
- Funerary object: means an object that, as a part of the death rite or ceremony of an Indian tribe is reasonably believed to have been placed with individual prehistoric native Indian human remains either at the time of death or later. See Nevada Revised Statutes 381.001
- Indian tribe: has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 383. See Nevada Revised Statutes 381.001
- Museum director: means the executive director of an institution of the Division appointed by the Administrator pursuant to NRS 381. See Nevada Revised Statutes 381.001
- Prehistoric: has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 381. See Nevada Revised Statutes 381.001
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.