Sedgwick County Coroner: Records, Autopsy Reports

Records and autopsy reports from the coroner

Autopsy report: Completed autopsy reports are public records under the Kansas Open Records Act. Since July 1, 1976 the coroner files them with the Clerk of District Court. There are no preliminary reports. (sedgwickcounty.org)
How to request: For deaths in Sedgwick County, ask the Clerk of District Court for a certified copy at (316) 660-5900 or sg.micro@kscourts.gov. Deaths in other counties go to the coroner of that judicial district. (ssc.sedgwickcounty.org)
Records email: Other Regional Forensic Science Center records and information: rfscinfo@sedgwick.gov. (sedgwickcounty.org)
Records portal: The county's Medical Examiner Report Search looks up cases by name, age, date of death or case number (yy-####), for records from January 1, 2022. ssc.sedgwickcounty.org (ssc.sedgwickcounty.org)
Homicide cases: Under K.S.A. 22a-232, if the coroner believes the report holds information that might jeopardize a criminal investigation, it is filed with the district court clerk marked as a criminal investigation record. (ksrevisor.gov)

Office	Sedgwick County Regional Forensic Science Center (District Coroner's Office)
Type	Coroner
Address	1109 N. Minneapolis, Wichita, KS 67214
Phone	316.660.4800
Hours	Medical investigations 24 hours; reception 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday to Friday (closed 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM)
Official page	sedgwickcounty.org

Choose a funeral home (any funeral home can help with cremation) and call 316-660-4800 to tell the Coroner's Office which one you chose. The funeral director has you sign a body release authorization and sends it to the office.
When the examination or autopsy is done, the funeral director picks up the body. Generally the body is released within 24 to 48 hours.
Viewing is not allowed at the center; the family can view at the funeral home. Examinations and autopsies are paid with public funds.

Kansas requires a coroner's permit to cremate for every death that occurred in Kansas before the body may be cremated (K.S.A. 65-2426a).

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