California Health and Safety Code

§ 8011

HSC § 8011 Effective Jan 1, 2021Div. 7 · Part 2 · Ch. 5 · Art. 1

Statute text

It is the intent of the Legislature to do all of the following:

(a)Provide a seamless and consistent state policy to ensure that all California Indian human remains and cultural items be treated with dignity and respect.

(b)Apply the state’s repatriation policy consistently with the federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. Sec. 3001 et seq.), which was enacted in 1990, as subsequently amended, while considering the unique history of California towards California Indian tribes and the canon of construction regarding federal Indian law with respect to laws must be interpreted as the Indians would have understood them, be construed liberally in favor of the Indians, resolve all ambiguities in the law in favor of the Indians, and preserve tribal property rights and sovereignty unless a contrary intent is clearly stated.

…

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 167, Sec. 3. (AB 275) Effective January 1, 2021.