SB297,10,1311 69.18 (4) (am) (intro.) In this subsection, “representative of the decedent"
12means any member of the following classes of individuals, in the order of priority
13listed:
SB297,15 14Section 15. 69.18 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB297,10,1715 69.18 (4) (b) Except as provided in s. 157.112 (3), no person may disinter a
16human corpse from a grave or tomb without first obtaining a disinterment permit
17under par. (c) or (d).
SB297,16 18Section 16. 69.18 (4) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
SB297,17 19Section 17. 69.18 (4) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB297,10,2420 69.18 (4) (d) Subject to s. 157.111, the coroner or medical examiner of the county
21in which a decedent's corpse is interred shall issue a disinterment permit upon
22receipt of a written application for disinterment that is made and signed by a
23representative of the decedent and signed by the person in charge of disinterment
24if all of the following apply:
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11. No representative of the decedent who is a member of a prior class under par.
2(am) is available at the time the application is made.
SB297,11,43 2. The coroner or medical examiner does not have actual notice that the
4decedent would have opposed the disinterment.
SB297,11,75 3. The coroner or medical examiner does not have actual notice of opposition
6to disinterment by a representative of the decedent who is a member of the same or
7a prior class under par. (am) as the applicant.
SB297,11,98 4. The applicant provides proof of intent to cremate the decedent's corpse or to
9lawfully inter the decedent's corpse in a specified burial place.
SB297,18 10Section 18. 69.18 (4) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB297,11,1211 69.18 (4) (e) No person may cremate a corpse disinterred under this subsection
12without obtaining a cremation permit under s. 979.10 (1) (ag).
SB297,19 13Section 19. 69.18 (4) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
SB297,11,1614 69.18 (4) (f) Except as provided in s. 157.112 (3), no person may disinter a
15decedent's cremated remains from a cemetery unless all of the following conditions
16are satisfied:
SB297,11,1717 1. The cemetery authority, or its designee, consents to disinterment.
SB297,11,2018 2. A representative of the decedent consents to disinterment and no other
19representative of the decedent who is a member of the same or a prior class under
20par. (am) objects to disinterment.
SB297,20 21Section 20. 69.20 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB297,11,2422 69.20 (2) (a) 2. For a certificate of death, any of the persons specified under s.
2369.18 (4) (a) (am) 1g. to 6. or an individual who is authorized in writing by one of the
24persons.
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1Section 21. 157.02 (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) of the statutes are renumbered
2157.02 (1m) (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e), and 157.02 (1m) (b) and (e), as renumbered, are
3amended to read:
SB297,12,84 157.02 (1m) (b) Time allowed relative to act. If a relative or friend fails to
5arrange for taking charge of the corpse within a reasonable time after death, the
6superintendent or other officer may proceed as provided in this section subsection,
7but relatives or friends may claim the corpse at any time before it has been delivered
8pursuant to sub. (3) par. (c).
SB297,12,109 (e) Other disposition. If the corpse is not disposed of under subs. (1) to (4) pars.
10(a) to (d)
, the superintendent or public officer shall properly bury it.
SB297,22 11Section 22. 157.02 (1m) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
SB297,12,1212 157.02 (1m) (title) Disposition of inmate's remains.
SB297,23 13Section 23. 157.02 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB297,12,2114 157.02 (2m) Disposition of other unclaimed remains. (a) If a person, other
15than a person who has responsibility to dispose of a corpse under sub. (1m), has the
16corpse of a deceased individual and cannot by exercise of reasonable effort locate a
17representative of the decedent, as defined in s. 69.18 (4) (am), or a representative of
18the decedent refuses to claim the corpse for disposition, the person may notify the
19coroner or medical examiner in the county of residence of the deceased, and the
20coroner or medical examiner shall take custody of the corpse and cause the corpse
21to be decently buried or cremated.
SB297,12,2422 (b) A coroner or medical examiner is immune from civil liability for his or her
23choice of method for disposing of an unidentified corpse under this subsection if the
24coroner or medical examiner made reasonable efforts to identify the corpse.
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1(c) A coroner or medical examiner is immune from civil liability for his or her
2choice of method for disposing of an unclaimed corpse under this subsection if the
3coroner or medical examiner made reasonable efforts to notify a representative of the
4decedent, as defined in s. 69.18 (4) (am), of the disposal of the corpse.
SB297,24 5Section 24. 157.03 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB297,13,106 157.03 (1) The corpse of a person who died with smallpox, diphtheria, or scarlet
7fever, or who in his or her last sickness shall request to be buried or cremated, and
8of a stranger or traveler who suddenly died, shall not be disposed of under s. 157.02
9(3) (1m) (c), and no person having charge of a corpse authorized to be so disposed of
10shall sell or deliver it to be used outside the state.
SB297,25 11Section 25. 157.03 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB297,13,1512 157.03 (2) Upon receipt of the corpse by a university or school pursuant to s.
13157.02 (3) (1m) (c) it shall be properly embalmed and retained for 3 months before
14being used or dismembered and shall be delivered to any relative claiming it upon
15satisfactory proof of relationship.
SB297,26 16Section 26. 157.055 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB297,13,2117 157.055 (2) (intro.) Notwithstanding ss. 69.18 (4), 157.113, 445.04 (2), 445.14,
18979.01 (3), and (3m), and (4), 979.02, and 979.025 (2), 979.027, 979.10, and 979.105,
19and subch. VII of ch. 440, during a period of a state of emergency related to public
20health declared by the governor under s. 323.10, a public health authority may do
21all of the following:
SB297,27 22Section 27. 157.112 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB297,13,2523 157.112 (3) (intro.) A cemetery authority may rebury human remains under
24sub. (2) without first obtaining an authorization complying with the conditions under
25s. 69.18 (4), but the cemetery authority shall do all of the following:
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1Section 28. 157.70 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB297,14,52 157.70 (3) (a) Except as provided under s. 979.01, a A person shall immediately
3notify the director if the person knows or has reasonable grounds to believe that a
4burial site or the cataloged land contiguous to a cataloged burial site is being
5disturbed or may be disturbed contrary to the requirements of subs. (4) and (5).
SB297,29 6Section 29. 346.71 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB297,14,227 346.71 (1) Every coroner or medical examiner shall, on or before the 10th day
8of each month, report in writing any accident involving a motor vehicle occurring
9within the coroner's or medical examiner's jurisdiction resulting in the death of any
10person during the preceding calendar month. If the accident involved an all-terrain
11vehicle or utility terrain vehicle, the report shall be made to the department of
12natural resources and shall include the information specified by that department.
13If the accident involved an off-highway motorcycle, as defined in s. 23.335 (1) (q),
14operated off the highways, as defined in s. 23.335 (1) (y), the report shall be made to
15the department of natural resources and the department of transportation and shall
16include the information specified by each department. If the accident involved any
17other motor vehicle, the report shall be made to the department of transportation and
18shall include the information specified by that department. The coroner or medical
19examiner of the county where the death occurs, if the accident occurred in another
20jurisdiction, shall, immediately upon learning of the death, report it to the coroner
21or medical examiner of the county where the accident occurred, as provided in s.
22979.01 (1)
.
SB297,30 23Section 30. 346.71 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB297,15,2324 346.71 (2) In cases of death involving a motor vehicle in which the decedent was
25the operator of a motor vehicle, a pedestrian 14 years of age or older or a bicycle or

1electric personal assistive mobility device operator 14 years of age or older and who
2died within 6 hours of the time of the accident, the coroner or medical examiner of
3the county where the death occurred shall require that a blood specimen of at least
410 cc. be withdrawn from the body of the decedent within 12 hours after his or her
5death, by the coroner or medical examiner or by a physician so designated by the
6coroner or medical examiner or by a qualified person at the direction of the physician.
7All funeral directors shall obtain a release an authorization from the a coroner or
8medical examiner of the county where the accident occurred as provided in s. 979.01
9(4)
979.105 prior to proceeding with embalming any body coming under the scope of
10this section. The blood so drawn shall be forwarded to a laboratory approved by the
11department of health services for analysis of the alcoholic content of the blood
12specimen. The coroner or medical examiner causing the blood to be withdrawn shall
13be notified of the results of each analysis made and shall forward the results of each
14such analysis to the department of health services. If the death involved a motor
15vehicle, the department shall keep a record of all such examinations to be used for
16statistical purposes only and the department shall disseminate and make public the
17cumulative results of the examinations without identifying the individuals involved.
18If the death involved an all-terrain vehicle, a utility terrain vehicle, or an
19off-highway motorcycle, as defined in s. 23.335 (1) (q), that was being operated off
20the highways, as defined in s. 23.335 (1) (y), the department of natural resources
21shall keep a record of all such examinations to be used for statistical purposes only
22and the department of natural resources shall disseminate and make public the
23cumulative results of the examinations without identifying the individuals involved.
SB297,31 24Section 31. 440.03 (9) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1440.03 (9) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (b) and (c) and except as provided in par.
2(bm)
, the department shall, biennially, determine each fee for an initial credential
3for which no examination is required, for a reciprocal credential, and for a credential
4renewal by doing all of the following:
SB297,32 5Section 32. 440.03 (9) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB297,16,86 440.03 (9) (bm) The medicolegal investigation examining board may determine
7the amount of any fees imposed for licenses issued under s. 465.10, in accordance
8with s. 465.05 (2).
SB297,33 9Section 33. 440.03 (13) (b) 38d. of the statutes is created to read:
SB297,16,1010 440.03 (13) (b) 38d. Medicolegal investigator.
SB297,34 11Section 34. 440.05 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB297,16,14 12440.05 Standard fees. (intro.) The following standard fees apply to all initial
13credentials, except as provided in ss. 440.51, 444.03, 444.11, 446.02 (2) (c), 447.04 (2)
14(c) 2., 448.07 (2), 449.17 (1m) (d), and 449.18 (2) (d), and 465.05 (2):
SB297,35 15Section 35. 440.05 (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
16116
and 2017 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB297,16,19 17440.05 Standard fees. (intro.) The following standard fees apply to all initial
18credentials, except as provided in ss. 440.51, 444.03, 444.11, 446.02 (2) (c), 447.04 (2)
19(c) 2., 449.17 (1m) (d), 449.18 (2) (d), and 465.05 (2):
SB297,36 20Section 36. 440.08 (2) (a) 46t. of the statutes is created to read:
SB297,16,2221 440.08 (2) (a) 46t. Medicolegal investigation: January 1, 2019, and
22quadrennially thereafter.
SB297,37 23Section 37. 440.78 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB297,16,2424 440.78 (1) (b) A copy of the cremation permit issued under s. 979.10 (1) (a) (ag).
SB297,38 25Section 38. Chapter 465 of the statutes is created to read:
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1chapter 465
2 medicolegal investigation
SB297,17,3 3465.01 Definitions. In this chapter:
SB297,17,5 4(1g) “Accredited medical examiner" means a medical examiner appointed
5under s. 59.34 (1) (a) or 59.38 (5) who satisfies any of the following:
SB297,17,76 (a) He or she is accredited as a certified forensic pathologist by the American
7Board of Pathology.
SB297,17,98 (b) He or she is accredited as a certified forensic anthropologist by the American
9Board of Forensic Anthropology.
SB297,17,1110 (c) He or she is certified in forensic odontology by the American Board of
11Forensic Odontology.
SB297,17,12 12(1r) “Board" means the medicolegal investigation examining board.
SB297,17,14 13(2) “Medical examiner" means a nonaccredited medical examiner or an
14accredited medical examiner.
SB297,17,18 15(3) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), “medicolegal investigation staff member"
16means a chief deputy coroner, a deputy coroner, a deputy medical examiner, and any
17other individual who assists the office of a coroner or medical examiner with an
18investigation of a death.
SB297,17,2019 (b) “Medicolegal investigation staff member" does not include any of the
20following:
SB297,17,2221 1. An individual who is elected as a coroner or appointed to fill a vacancy as a
22coroner.
SB297,17,2323 2. A medical examiner.
SB297,17,2524 3. An individual performing solely administrative functions in the office of a
25coroner or medical examiner.
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1(4) “Nonaccredited medical examiner" means a medical examiner appointed
2under s. 59.34 (1) (a) or 59.38 (5) other than an accredited medical examiner.
SB297,18,4 3465.05 Powers and duties of board. (1) Duties. The board shall do all of
4the following:
SB297,18,75 (a) Promulgate rules specifying standards and curricula for the training and
6education requirements to be satisfied by individuals who seek or possess a license
7in medicolegal investigation.
SB297,18,98 (b) Coordinate and provide, on a regional basis and at no cost to licensees, the
9training and education described in s. 465.10 (3), (3m) (b), and (4) (a) 1. and (b) 2.
SB297,18,1010 (c) Monitor compliance with the licensure requirements under this chapter.
SB297,18,1311 (d) Approve instructor certification standards that must be satisfied in order
12for a person to conduct the training and education required under s. 465.10 (3), (3m)
13(b), and (4) (a) 1. and (b) 2.
SB297,18,1614 (dm) If an individual who holds a license issued under s. 465.10 fails to satisfy
15the requirement under s. 465.10 (3) (a) within the period specified in s. 465.10 (3) (a),
16revoke the individual's license.
SB297,18,1917 (e) If a license issued under s. 465.10 is revoked by the board or is not renewed,
18do any of the following that is applicable with respect to the individual who was the
19holder of the license:
SB297,18,2420 1. If the individual is a nonaccredited medical examiner, send a statement to
21the county board or county executive, if applicable, for any county in which the
22nonaccredited medical examiner serves recommending dismissal of the
23nonaccredited medical examiner because of the revocation of or failure to renew the
24license.
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12. If the individual is a medicolegal investigation staff member, send a notice
2to the office in which the medicolegal investigation staff member works notifying the
3coroner or medical examiner of the revocation of or failure to renew the license.
SB297,19,7 4(2) Powers. The board may impose fees for initial licenses or for license
5renewals under s. 465.10 (2) and (4). If the board imposes any fee under this
6subsection, the board shall set the fee at an amount commensurate with the cost of
7issuing licenses and monitoring compliance with this chapter.
SB297,19,12 8465.10 License required; requirements to maintain license. (1) License
9required.
(a) Except as provided in par. (b), no person may perform a death
10investigation or perform the functions of a medical examiner or medicolegal
11investigation staff member without a license in medicolegal investigation issued
12under this section.
SB297,19,1413 (b) None of the following is required to have a license in medicolegal
14investigation issued under this section:
SB297,19,1515 1. An accredited medical examiner.
SB297,19,1716 2. An individual who is elected as a coroner or appointed to fill a vacancy as a
17coroner.
SB297,19,19 18(2) Issuing of licenses. (a) Initial license. The board shall issue a license in
19medicolegal investigation to an individual if all of the following are satisfied:
SB297,19,2220 1. The individual is appointed as a nonaccredited medical examiner or is hired
21by a coroner or medical examiner to serve as a medicolegal investigation staff
22member.
SB297,19,2323 2. The individual pays any fee imposed by the board under s. 465.05 (2).
SB297,20,324 (b) License renewal. The renewal date for a license issued under this subsection
25is specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall include any fee

1established by the board under s. 465.05 (2) and proof satisfactory to the board that
2the individual has completed all hours of training or education required under sub.
3(3).
SB297,20,6 4(3) Training and education requirements. (a) An individual who is issued an
5initial license under sub. (2) (a) shall, within 18 months after the license is issued,
6complete a basic, 40-hour death investigation training course approved by the board.
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