DeKalb County Medical Examiner: Records, Autopsy Reports

Records and autopsy reports from the medical examiner

How to request: Send the Autopsy Report Request Form with a copy of your government-issued ID by email or by mail to DeKalb County Medical Examiner's Office, 3500 Kensington Rd., Decatur, GA 30032. dekalbcountyga.gov (dekalbcountyga.gov)
Request form: The form asks for your relationship to the deceased and whether the report goes by email, by mail, or is picked up. (dekalbcountyga.gov)
Records phone: Medical Examiner records contact: 404-508-3546. (dekalbcountyga.gov)
When reports are ready: Most reports are completed within 3 months. Cases needing medical records or more lab testing take longer; call the office to check status. (dekalbcountyga.gov)
Public records request: Open Records Act requests get a response within 3 business days. Copies are 10¢ per letter or legal page; staff time is charged after the first 15 minutes, and costs over $25 need your approval first. (dekalbcountyga.gov)

Office	DeKalb County Medical Examiner's Office
Type	Medical examiner
Address	3550 Kensington Road, Decatur, GA 30032
Phone	404-508-3500
Hours	Main office Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM, excluding holidays; death investigators on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Official page	dekalbcountyga.gov

The office conducts the autopsy within 24 to 48 hours. Meanwhile the legal next of kin should choose a funeral home or crematorium and sign a written release giving the Medical Examiner's Office permission to release the body.
After the exam, the body is released to the family's chosen funeral home or crematorium. Families may choose any provider.
In-person viewings take place at the funeral home. Death certificates come from Vital Records, not the office.

In Georgia, for a death reportable to the coroner or medical examiner, the disposition permit for cremation is issued (only in the county of death) after the county coroner or medical examiner approves.

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