The principal purposes of the Burial Preservation Board are to protect from disturbance or destruction human skeletal remains, burial sites, and burial materials found on state and private lands in Montana and to resolve claims for repatriation of human skeletal remains and funerary objects.

An informational pamphlet prepared by the Burial Preservation Board outlines the statutes and procedures for the handling of human skeletal remains and burial sites.

UPCOMING BOARD MEETING:
September, 5, 2025
10am to 1pm

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• Coroners
  
  • Montana Coroners
• Publications
  
  • Human Skeletal Remains and Burial Site Protection Act
• Board Meetings
  
  • Minutes of the Board's Previous Meetings
• Administrative Rules
  • Burial Preservation Board Rules
• Montana Code Annotated (ARM 2.65.101 - 2.65.406)
  • Title 22. Libraries, Arts, And Antiquities
  • Chapter 3. Antiquities
  • Part 8. Human Skeletal Remains and Burial Site Protection
  • Part 9. Repatriation of Human Remains and Funerary Objects