Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 157 - Disposition of human remains.

157.01 - Rules for preparation, transportation and disposition. - 157.01 Rules for preparation, transportation and disposition. The department of...

157.02 - Disposal of unclaimed corpses. - 157.02 Disposal of unclaimed corpses. (1g) Definition. In this section,...

157.03 - Restrictions on use of bodies for anatomical purposes; embalming such bodies; delivery of bodies to relatives. - 157.03 Restrictions on use of bodies for anatomical purposes; embalming...

157.04 - Penalty. - 157.04 Penalty. Any officer or person having a corpse in...

157.05 - Autopsy. - 157.05 Autopsy. Consent for a licensed physician to conduct an...

157.055 - Disposal of human remains during state of emergency relating to public health. - 157.055 Disposal of human remains during state of emergency relating...

157.06 - Anatomical gifts. - 157.06 Anatomical gifts. (2) Definitions. In this section: (a) “Agent"...

157.061 - Definitions. - 157.061 Definitions. Except as otherwise provided, in this subchapter: (1)...

157.062 - Cemetery associations; creation; powers and duties. - 157.062 Cemetery associations; creation; powers and duties. (1) Organization. Seven...

157.064 - Cemetery associations and religious associations; holding property; change of ownership. - 157.064 Cemetery associations and religious associations; holding property; change of...

157.065 - Location and ownership of cemeteries. - 157.065 Location and ownership of cemeteries. (1) No cemetery may...

157.067 - Connection with funeral establishment prohibited. - 157.067 Connection with funeral establishment prohibited. (1) In this section,...

157.07 - Platting. - 157.07 Platting. (1) A cemetery authority shall cause to be...

157.08 - Conveyances. - 157.08 Conveyances. (1) After the plat or map is recorded...

157.10 - Alienation, disposition, and use of cemetery lots and mausoleum spaces. - 157.10 Alienation, disposition, and use of cemetery lots and mausoleum...

157.11 - Improvement and care of cemetery lots and grounds. - 157.11 Improvement and care of cemetery lots and grounds. (1)...

157.111 - Opening and closing of burial places. - 157.111 Opening and closing of burial places. If a grave,...

157.112 - Reburial of human remains by a cemetery authority. - 157.112 Reburial of human remains by a cemetery authority. (1)...

157.113 - Permission to place cremated human remains in a cemetery. - 157.113 Permission to place cremated human remains in a cemetery....

157.114 - Duty to provide for burials. - 157.114 Duty to provide for burials. (1) In this section,...

157.115 - Abandonment of cemeteries and cemetery lots. - 157.115 Abandonment of cemeteries and cemetery lots. (1) Abandonment of...

157.12 - Mausoleums. - 157.12 Mausoleums. (2) Construction of mausoleums. (a) Any person who...

157.123 - Columbaria maintained by religious associations. - 157.123 Columbaria maintained by religious associations. (1) Definition. In this...

157.125 - Trustees for the care of cemeteries or cemetery lots. - 157.125 Trustees for the care of cemeteries or cemetery lots....

157.128 - Minimum acreage requirement for cemetery established on or after November 1, 1991. - 157.128 Minimum acreage requirement for cemetery established on or after...

157.129 - Minimum acreage of cemeteries; local ordinance. - 157.129 Minimum acreage of cemeteries; local ordinance. A city, village...

157.19 - Deposit and investment of care funds and preneed trust funds. - 157.19 Deposit and investment of care funds and preneed trust...

157.50 - Municipal cemeteries. - 157.50 Municipal cemeteries. (1) Municipalities may acquire by gift, purchase...

157.60 - Public easement in cemetery. - 157.60 Public easement in cemetery. Any person who opens or...

157.62 - Reporting; record keeping; audits. - 157.62 Reporting; record keeping; audits. (1) Cemetery associations. (a) Except...

157.625 - Reporting exemption for certain cemeteries. - 157.625 Reporting exemption for certain cemeteries. (1) A cemetery authority...

157.63 - Reporting and auditing exemptions; certification of compliance of cemetery organized and operated by, or affiliated with, a religious association. - 157.63 Reporting and auditing exemptions; certification of compliance of cemetery...

157.635 - Regulations of cemetery organized and operated by, or affiliated with, a religious association. - 157.635 Regulations of cemetery organized and operated by, or affiliated...

157.637 - Veteran burials. - 157.637 Veteran burials. A cemetery authority of a cemetery, other...

157.64 - Penalties. - 157.64 Penalties. (1) In addition to or in lieu of...

157.65 - Enforcement. - 157.65 Enforcement. (1) (a) If the cemetery board has reason...

157.70 - Burial sites preservation. - 157.70 Burial sites preservation. (1) Definitions. In this section: (a)...