Fort Bend County Medical Examiner: Records, Autopsy Reports

Records and autopsy reports from the medical examiner

How to request: Send a written request with the deceased's name and date of death to Fort Bend County Medical Examiner's Office, 3840 Bamore Road, Rosenberg, TX 77471, or email it to FBMEO@fortbendcountytx.gov. (fortbendcountytx.gov)
Who can request: Under the Texas Public Information Act, an autopsy report is public information and may be released to anyone who asks, unless an exception under the law applies. (fortbendcountytx.gov)
Records email: Forms, including the autopsy report request, go to FBMEO@fortbendcountytx.gov or fax 832-471-1853. (fortbendcountytx.gov)
Request form: The office's Forms page links a Request Autopsy Report form. fortbendcountytx.gov (fortbendcountytx.gov)

Office	Fort Bend County Medical Examiner's Office
Type	Medical examiner
Address	3840 Bamore Rd, Rosenberg, TX 77471
Phone	832-471-4000
Hours	Office Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; body release Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm, Saturday 8:00 am to 11:30 am
Official page	fortbendcountytx.gov

Select a funeral home and tell the funeral director the death is being handled by the Fort Bend County Medical Examiner's Office. The funeral home has the next of kin sign an authorization to release the body.
Only the legal next of kin may sign the release. The examination generally takes 12 to 24 hours; the office calls the funeral home to pick up the body.
Viewing is not possible at the office; arrange it with the funeral home.

Funeral homes email the Cremation Permit Request Form with the death certificate (showing age, doctor's signature, cause and manner of death) to the office. The permit is required by Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 49.25, Sec. 10.

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