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Wis. Stat. § 59.39 (2026)

Coroner or medical examiner as funeral director, limitation

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59.3959.39 Coroner or medical examiner as funeral director, limitation. No coroner, deputy coroner, medical examiner or assistant medical examiner who is a licensed funeral director, an owner or operator of a funeral establishment as defined in s. 445.01, or an employee of a funeral establishment, and no funeral establishment with which such a coroner, deputy coroner, medical examiner or assistant medical examiner is associated, shall perform any of the services of a funeral director upon the body of any person whose death is required by law to be investigated by such coroner, his or her deputy, medical examiner or assistant medical examiner. Any person who violates this section shall be fined not more than $50.
59.39 HistoryHistory: 1973 c. 272; 1979 c. 175 s. 53; 1979 c. 221 s. 2202 (45); 1983 a. 485; 1995 a. 201 s. 308; Stats. 1995 s. 59.39.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1969–1992 · leading case: Franzen v. Child.'s Hosp. of Wisconsin, Inc., 485 N.W.2d 603 (Wis. Ct. App. 1992).
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Franzen v. Child.'s Hosp. of Wisconsin, Inc., 485 N.W.2d 603 (Wis. Ct. App. 1992). “See sec. 59.39, Stats. 45 See sec. 804.01(2)(a), Stats.”
State Ex Rel. Schultz v. Bruendl, 483 N.W.2d 238 (Wis. Ct. App. 1992). “The court looked to sec. 59.39(1), Stats., which requires the clerk of circuit court to " [f]ile and keep all papers properly deposited .”
State Ex Rel. Journal Co. v. Cnty. Court of Racine Cnty., 168 N.W.2d 836 (Wis. 1969). “Sec. 59.39, Stats., provides that the clerk of court shall: “(1) File and keep all papers properly deposited with him in every action or proceeding .”
— Wis. Stat. § 59.39(1) — 1 case
State Ex Rel. Schultz v. Bruendl, 483 N.W.2d 238 (Wis. Ct. App. 1992). “The court looked to sec. 59.39(1), Stats., which requires the clerk of circuit court to " [f]ile and keep all papers properly deposited .”
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