# Wis. Stat. § 157.04: Penalty

> Wisconsin · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C157_S157.04

## Section

- **Citation:** Wis. Stat. § 157.04
- **Heading:** Penalty
- **Jurisdiction:** Wisconsin
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** WI Code / Chapter 157 / Section 157.04

## Text

Any officer or person having a corpse in charge, and refusing to report and deliver it, when required by this subchapter, or violating the provisions forbidding sale or delivery thereof, to be used outside the state, shall be liable to the person, university or medical school aggrieved, in the sum of $50.

History: 1985 a. 316 s. 14 ; Stats. 1985 s. 157.04.

## Nearby sections

- [Wis. Stat. § 157.01 Rules for preparation, transportation and disposition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C157_S157.01.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 157.02 Disposal of unclaimed corpses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C157_S157.02.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 157.03 Restrictions on use of bodies for anatomical purposes; embalming such bodies; delivery of bodies to relatives.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C157_S157.03.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 157.04 Penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C157_S157.04.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 157.05 Autopsy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C157_S157.05.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 157.06 Anatomical gifts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C157_S157.06.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 157.07 Platting.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C157_S157.07.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 157.08 Conveyances.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C157_S157.08.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 157.10 Alienation, disposition, and use of cemetery lots and mausoleum spaces.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C157_S157.10.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 157.11 Improvement and care of cemetery lots and grounds.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C157_S157.11.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 157.12 Mausoleums.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C157_S157.12.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 157.19 Deposit and investment of care funds and preneed trust funds.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C157_S157.19.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 157.50 Municipal cemeteries.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C157_S157.50.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 157.055 Disposal of human remains during state of emergency relating to public health.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C157_S157.055.md)

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