Duval County Medical Examiner: Records, Autopsy Reports

Records and autopsy reports from the medical examiner

Records portal: Request an autopsy report with the city's online Autopsy Request Form. jacksonville.gov (jacksonville.gov)
How to request: Request in writing by email or mail with the decedent's name, date of birth (if known) and date of death. By mail, include a self-addressed business envelope with postage for 2 ounces, sent to Medical Examiner's Office, 4368 North Davis Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32209-4502. (jacksonville.gov)
Records email: meorecords@coj.net (jacksonville.gov)
When reports are ready: The autopsy report is finalized when all test results are back to determine the cause and manner of death (30-90 days). (jacksonville.gov)

Office	District 4 Medical Examiner's Office (Clay, Duval and Nassau counties; also serves District 3's Columbia and Hamilton counties)
Type	Medical examiner
Address	4368 North Davis Street, Jacksonville, FL 32209-4502
Phone	(904) 255-4000
Hours	Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; funeral home body removal Monday 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Tuesday to Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., closed Sunday; deaths reported 24 hours at (904) 255-4003
Official page	jacksonville.gov

The legal next of kin should select a funeral home and tell the funeral director the death is being handled by the Medical Examiner's Office. The legally authorized person must sign a form before the body is released to the funeral home.
The Medical Examiner's Office is not permitted to recommend a funeral home.
Death certificate copies come from the funeral home or the Office of Vital Statistics.

Florida law (F.S. 406.11(1)(c)) puts every body that is to be cremated under the district medical examiner's review.

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