12-1201 – Act, how cited.
12-1201. Act, how cited. Sections 12-1201 to 12-1212 shall be known and may be cited as the Unmarked Human Burial Sites and Skeletal Remains Protection Act. Source Laws 1989, LB 340, § 1.
12-1202 – Legislative findings and declarations.
12-1202. Legislative findings and declarations. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: (1) Human burial sites which do not presently resemble well-tended and well-marked cemeteries are subject to a higher degree of vandalism and inadvertent destruction than well-tended and well-marked cemeteries; (2) Although existing law prohibits removal, concealment, or abandonment of any dead human body […]
12-1203 – Purposes of act.
12-1203. Purposes of act. The purposes of the Unmarked Human Burial Sites and Skeletal Remains Protection Act shall be to: (1) Assure that all human burials are accorded equal treatment and respect for human dignity without reference to ethnic origins, cultural backgrounds, or religious affiliations by providing adequate protection for unmarked human burial sites and […]
12-1204 – Terms, defined.
12-1204. Terms, defined. For purposes of the Unmarked Human Burial Sites and Skeletal Remains Protection Act: (1) Burial goods shall mean any item or items reasonably believed to have been intentionally placed with the human skeletal remains of an individual at the time of burial and which can be traced with a reasonable degree of […]
12-1205 – Person discovering remains or goods; duties; violation; penalty.
12-1205. Person discovering remains or goods; duties; violation; penalty. (1) Any person who encounters or discovers human skeletal remains or burial goods associated with an unmarked human burial in or on the ground shall immediately cease any activity which may cause further disturbance of the unmarked human burial and shall within forty-eight hours report the […]
12-1206 – Discovery of remains or goods; law enforcement officer; notice.
12-1206. Discovery of remains or goods; law enforcement officer; notice. A law enforcement officer who receives notification pursuant to section 12-1205 shall promptly notify the landowner on whose property the human skeletal remains or burial goods were discovered, the county attorney, and the society. Source Laws 1989, LB 340, § 6.
12-1207 – Discovery of remains or goods; county attorney; duties.
12-1207. Discovery of remains or goods; county attorney; duties. Upon notification pursuant to section 12-1206, the county attorney shall determine whether the human skeletal remains are associated with or suspected of association with any crime and, if a determination of prosecutable criminal activity is made, shall retain custody of the remains in accordance with routine […]
12-1208 – Discovery of remains or goods; society; duties.
12-1208. Discovery of remains or goods; society; duties. (1) Upon notification pursuant to section 12-1206, the society shall promptly assist in examining the discovered material to attempt to determine its origin and identity. (2) If the society finds that the discovered human skeletal remains or burial goods are of non-American-Indian origin with a known or […]
12-1209 – Entity possessing or controlling remains or goods on August 25, 1989; duties.
12-1209. Entity possessing or controlling remains or goods on August 25, 1989; duties. Notwithstanding any other provision of Nebraska law, any institution, agency, organization, or other entity in this state which receives funding or official recognition from the state or any of its political subdivisions and which has in its possession or control on August […]
12-1210 – Entity possessing or controlling remains or goods; request for return; duties.
12-1210. Entity possessing or controlling remains or goods; request for return; duties. Any institution, agency, organization, or other entity in this state which receives a request for the return of human skeletal remains or burial goods under the Unmarked Human Burial Sites and Skeletal Remains Protection Act shall, at least ninety days prior to the […]