Exceptions. — Wisconsin Code § 445.16

Wisconsin Code § 445.16 — Exceptions.. Reproduced from the official Wisconsin Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 445.16. Exceptions.

No provision of this chapter shall apply to, or in any way interfere with the duties of any officer of any public institution, nor with the duties of any officer of a medical college, county medical society, anatomical association, accredited college of embalming or any other recognized person carrying out the statutes prescribing the conditions under which donated or indigent dead human bodies are held subject for anatomical study; nor with the customs or rites of any religious sect in the burial of their dead. 445.16 History History: 1979 c. 175 s. 29 ; 1979 c. 221 s. 662 ; Stats. 1979 s. 445.16; 1981 c. 390 ; 1983 a. 485 . Down Down /statutes/statutes/445 true statutes /statutes/statutes/445/16 Chs. 440-480, Regulation and Licensing statutes/445.16 statutes/445.16 section true Menu » Statutes Related » Statutes » Chapter 445 × Details for PDF view Link (Permanent link) Bookmark this location View toggle Go to top of document Search in this chapter Search in this section Search in this agency Search in this chapter group Search in this chapter Search in this section Cross references for section Acts affecting this section References to this 1970 Statutes Annotations Appellate Court Citations Administrative Code Index Reference lines Clear highlighting 2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 and through all Supreme Court Orders and Controlled Substances Board Orders filed before and in effect on August 5, 2026. Published and certified under s. 35.18. Changes effective after August 5, 2026, are designated by NOTES. (Published 8-5-26)

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  • Citation: Wisconsin Statutes § 445.16
  • Jurisdiction: Wisconsin
  • Code: Wisconsin Statutes
  • Subject: Exceptions.
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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