Bexar County Medical Examiner: Records, Autopsy Reports

Records and autopsy reports from the medical examiner

Autopsy report: The autopsy report is public record. (bexar.org)
When reports are ready: A report usually takes at least 12 weeks, longer when more testing or investigation is needed. Requests for open cases are not accepted, so do not send a request before 12 weeks. (bexar.org)
How to request: Send a Request for Public Information form by email, mail or in person (weekdays 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM) with the deceased's name, date of death and return address. Mail it, with a check or money order, to Attn: Records Section, 7337 Louis Pasteur Drive. bexar.org (bexar.org)
Report fee: Autopsy and toxicology reports $25.00; certified reports $35.00; copies $00.10 per page (fee schedule effective October 1, 2026). Or email the request and the office replies with the fees. (bexar.org)
Public records request: Requests for public information are processed within ten (10) business days. (bexar.org)
Homicide cases: Cases with law enforcement interest go to the District Attorney's Office for review before any records are released. (bexar.org)
Cremation approval fee: Cremation certificates: $25.00. (bexar.org)
Case lookup: Recent deaths under the office's jurisdiction can be searched at deathrecords.bexar.org. Information is not released before identification or before the next of kin is told. deathrecords.bexar.org (bexar.org)

Office	Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office
Type	Medical examiner
Address	7337 Louis Pasteur Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone	210-335-4000
Hours	Lobby hours Monday to Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM; closed on county holidays
Official page	bexar.org

If a loved one is taken to the Medical Examiner's Office, contact a funeral home and tell them the case is with the Medical Examiner; the funeral home handles the paperwork.
In most cases the body is examined and released within 24 hours.
Viewing is never allowed at the Medical Examiner's Office; arrange it with the funeral home or crematory.
Questions about the office's procedures after a loss: Investigations, 210-335-4011.

The office issues cremation certificates only for deaths in Bexar County; for deaths in other counties they come from that county's Justice of the Peace.
Most funeral homes are billed monthly for cremation permits; others pay by check, money order or cash when they pick up the permit.
Fee. $25.00 for each cremation permit (fee schedule code 1013, Cremation Certificates $25.00)

Official pages only, each with the day we read it. Hours and fees change: call first.