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Coroner or medical examiner office in California

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In California, 58 county departments publish 84 official links for this service. Reviewed requirements cover availability notices (14), appointments (8), documents (4), eligibility (1) and payment methods (1). 48 counties have a page for it below.

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  • A district attorney prosecutes cases; a public defender provides defense services under the applicable appointment process.
  • Use the official office instructions to confirm eligibility, jurisdiction and the correct service contact.
  • Coroner and medical examiner office information does not include person-level death records or searches.

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County government · Contra Costa

Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office

Coroner or medical examiner

Coroner’s Division — Contra Costa family information (opens in a new tab)
Contra Costa Coroner facility viewing restriction

Please note that the Contra Costa County Coroner's Office does not facilitate viewings of decedents at our facility, nor do we offer any viewing services.

Official information checked October 26, 2026 · Details & sources

Contra Costa death-certificate referral

Please be advised that the Coroner's Office does NOT issue death certificates. To obtain a death certificate, you may contact the Contra Costa County Vital Registration and Statistics Office, or you may request a copy through the funeral home handling the arrangements.

Official information checked October 26, 2026 · Details & sources

Contra Costa — family reports and property (opens in a new tab)
Contra Costa — report availability after closure

Copies of most Coroner, Pathology and Toxicology reports are available for release once the case is closed.

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Contra Costa — property sent with remains to funeral home

The property recovered off the decedent will be inventoried and released along with the remains to the funeral home. You may retrieve the property once the remains are at the funeral home.

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County government · El Dorado

El Dorado County Sheriff's Office

Coroner or medical examiner

Coroner or medical examiner — official information (opens in a new tab)
El Dorado — coroner family instructions (opens in a new tab)
El Dorado — coroner business office and investigator contact

Coroner business office hours are Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. to 5p.m., you may call the Coroner's Unit at (530) 642-4700 and request to speak to the investigating Coroner Detective.

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County government · Los Angeles

Los Angeles County Medical Examiner

Official county coroner office information. Confirm the appropriate contact, jurisdiction and any appointment or representation requirements with the provider.

Coroner or medical examiner — official information (opens in a new tab)
Los Angeles — medical examiner family procedures (opens in a new tab)
Los Angeles — section business hours and property release window differ

The Personal Property Section is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday and is closed weekends and holidays. Property release hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday.

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County government · Orange

Orange County Sheriff's Office

Coroner or medical examiner

Coroner or medical examiner — official information (opens in a new tab)
Orange — coroner family property and reports (opens in a new tab)
Orange — reports by email after closure; separate from in-person copies

Coroner records are released only after a case is closed. You may submit a request electronically by emailing Coroner_Requests@ocsheriff.gov and reports will be returned via email at no charge.

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County government · Placer

Placer County Sheriff's Office

Coroner or medical examiner

Coroner or medical examiner — official information (opens in a new tab)
Placer — coroner family and transfer information (opens in a new tab)
Placer — examination contracts do not transfer other counties’ family inquiries or report requests

Yuba, Sierra, Sutter, and Nevada county have a contract with Placer county for forensic examinations. This means that your loved one will have been brought to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office, Coroner’s Unit, for an autopsy or external examination, then returned back to the county of death. Please contact the Coroner’s office of the place of death for information about your loved one’s case and to request a copy of their Coroner’s report.

Official information checked October 26, 2026 · Details & sources

Placer — Records Unit report request after finalization

If you would like to receive a copy of the report, which includes the cause and manner of death, please reach out to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office, Records Unit at (530) 889-7812 to request the report when it is finalized.

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County government · Sacramento

Sacramento County Coroner

Official county coroner office information. Confirm the appropriate contact, jurisdiction and any appointment or representation requirements with the provider.

Coroner or medical examiner — official information (opens in a new tab)
Sacramento — coroner report and release instructions (opens in a new tab)
Sacramento — dedicated contact page distinguishes office hours, body release and appointments

Office Hours: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday Body Release Hours: 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday By Appointment: Weekends and Holidays

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County government · San Francisco

San Francisco Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

Actual medical-examiner department of the consolidated City and County of San Francisco, separate from the Sheriff’s Office. Use the named department for family and forensic-examination information; jurisdiction is limited to deaths the office investigates.

Office of the Chief Medical Examiner — San Francisco information (opens in a new tab)
San Francisco — medical examiner property release (opens in a new tab)
San Francisco — certified forensic report requests (opens in a new tab)
San Francisco — open-case report request logged for later release

If not closed, we will log your request and email you the certified forensic reports as soon as they're available.

Official information checked October 26, 2026 · Details & sources

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County government · Siskiyou

Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office

Coroner or medical examiner

Coroner or medical examiner — official information (opens in a new tab)
Siskiyou — coroner property and report procedures (opens in a new tab)
Siskiyou — report-request hours; amount unknown

You may obtain a copy by calling our office at telephone 530-842-8300 Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. A fee may apply.

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County government · Stanislaus

Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office

Coroner or medical examiner

Coroner’s Division — Stanislaus family FAQ (opens in a new tab)
Stanislaus Coroner facility — no viewing or visitation

The Coroner's office does not permit viewing or visitation. The deceased will be released to a funeral home for viewing.

Official information checked October 26, 2026 · Details & sources

Stanislaus — coroner family release and reports (opens in a new tab)
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