{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-157.03","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 157.03","heading":"Restrictions on use of bodies for anatomical purposes; embalming such bodies; delivery of bodies to relatives.","body":"(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 traveler 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.\n(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.","path":["Chs. 145-160, Public Health","Chapter 157 Disposition Of Human Remains","SUBCHAPTER I CORPSES"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/157.03","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:00:58Z","sha256":"fd1fcf97223b81c2cd4bee44e2592396dd90d430c77ca7a9d32cb5e9a1a17076","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-157.02","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-157.04"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}