Wisconsin § 979.09 - Burial of body.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 979.09 — Burial of body., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 979.09. Burial of body.
If any judge or circuit court commissioner conducts an inquest as to the death of a stranger or of a person whose identity is unknown or whose body is unclaimed or if the district attorney determines that no inquest into the death of such a person is necessary and the circuit judge has not ordered an inquest under s. 979.04 (2) , the coroner or medical examiner shall cause the body to be decently buried or cremated and shall certify to all the charges incurred in taking any inquest by him or her and to the expenses of burial or cremation of the dead body. The charges and expenses shall be audited by the county board of the proper county and paid out of the county treasury. 979.09 History History: 1983 a. 279 s. 14 ; Stats. 1983 s. 979.09; 2001 a. 61 .
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Section 979.09 ("Burial of body.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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