Tarrant County Medical Examiner: Records, Autopsy Reports

Records and autopsy reports from the medical examiner

Autopsy report: A copy of the examination report is available for a fee once the examination is complete, any test results are back and the report is finalized. (tarrantcountytx.gov)
Report fee: $20 each for a copy of the inquest report (family only); $25 each for a notarized copy; $5 mailing fee each. (tarrantcountytx.gov)
How to request: Mail the Autopsy/Exam Report Request Form with a check, cashier's check or money order payable to Tarrant Co. Medical Examiner's Office, Attn: Records Custodian, 200 Feliks Gwozdz Place, Fort Worth, TX 76104-4919. Use a separate check for each item. (tarrantcountytx.gov)
Records email: Families, hospitals and clinics: RecordsRequests@tarrantcountytx.gov. Police, attorneys, insurers and agencies: TCMERecords@tarrantcountytx.gov. (tarrantcountytx.gov)
Records phone: Records Department, 817-920-5700. (tarrantcountytx.gov)
Homicide cases: When the death is ruled a homicide, the Records Department sends the report request to the District Attorney's Office. (tarrantcountytx.gov)
Photos and X-rays: The legal next of kin may request photographs by a notarized one-page letter with a copy of their driver license. Digital photos or X-rays on CD are $16 per case. (tarrantcountytx.gov)
Records portal: The county links a Medical Examiner Records portal: tcbpm.appianportalsgov.com/mepublicportal. tcbpm.appianportalsgov.com (tarrantcountytx.gov)

Office	Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office
Type	Medical examiner
Address	200 Feliks Gwozdz Place, Fort Worth, TX 76104
Phone	817-920-5700
Hours	Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; funeral home releases weekdays 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Official page	tarrantcountytx.gov

Release of the body must be authorized in writing by the nearest legal next of kin (or their named designee) on the office's Authorization to Release Remains form; funeral home staff can deliver it, or it can be faxed or brought in person.
Funeral home releases happen only on weekdays between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., not on weekends or holidays.
If the family objects to an autopsy on religious, cultural or other grounds, the nearest legal next of kin can file an Autopsy Waiver Form before the examination begins.

Texas law (Code of Criminal Procedure 49.25, Sec. 10) requires a cremation certificate from the medical examiner before cremation. The funeral home requests the permit by email or fax with a copy of the death certificate worksheet.
The office issues cremation permits for deaths in Tarrant, Denton, Parker and Johnson counties.

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