Pulaski County Coroner, AR: Phone and Cremation Rules

Contact details

Office	Pulaski County Coroner's Office
Type	Coroner
Address	Pulaski County Central Health, 3915 West 8th, Third Floor, Little Rock, AR 72204
Phone	501-340-8355
Hours	Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM; deputy coroner on call after hours
Official page	pulaskicounty.net

Choosing a funeral home or cremation service is one of the family's first decisions; once chosen, the provider handles details such as moving the body, even out of state.
No state, city or county program helps pay this final expense; in some homicide cases the Arkansas Crime Victims Reparations Program may help.
The funeral home or cremation service starts, certifies and records the death certificate.
Property removed by the coroner is released only to the legal next of kin during business hours; medications and ID documents are kept. The office recommends viewing at the funeral home.

When a death comes under the coroner's or medical examiner's authority, the crematory may not receive the body until the coroner of the county of death or the medical examiner authorizes cremation (17 CAR 30-208).

Coroner's reports may be released to family members and insurance agencies on request (homicide and undetermined cases need the prosecuting attorney's authorization or a court order). Family members email or mail a written request with the decedent's name, birth and death dates, and their own name, address and phone.

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