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Wis. Stat. § 157.03

Restrictions on use of bodies for anatomical purposes; embalming such bodies; delivery of bodies to relatives

1985 a. 316 ss. 14, 25; Stats. 1985 s. 157.03; 1993 a. 482.

(1) The corpse of a person who died with smallpox, diphtheria or scarlet fever, or who in his or her last sickness shall request to be buried or cremated, and of a stranger or trav- 2157.03 DISPOSITION OF HUMAN REMAINS eler who suddenly died, shall not be disposed of under s. 157.02 (3), and no person having charge of a corpse authorized to be so disposed of shall sell or deliver it to be used outside the state.

(2) Upon receipt of the corpse by a university or school pursuant to s. 157.02 (3) it shall be properly embalmed and retained for 3 months before being used or dismembered and shall be delivered to any relative claiming it upon satisfactory proof of relationship.

Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.