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San Joaquin County District Attorney

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

district attorney — official informationOfficial instructions

Read the official district attorney office information and contact the appropriate service unit.

Source checked October 26, 2026

San Joaquin County district attorney · San Joaquin — district attorney (opens in a new tab)

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ng Drugs, Cash and Firearms Full story October 7, 2026 News San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office Announces Arraignment Of Nickolas Turpen-Arends On Felony CSAM Charges Full story September 25, 2026 News Henry Heath Sentenced to 55 Years to Life for First-Degree Murder in Wheelchai

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County government · San Joaquin

San Joaquin County Probation Department

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

probation — official informationOfficial instructions

Read the official probation office information and contact the appropriate service unit.

Source checked October 26, 2026

San Joaquin County probation · San Joaquin — probation (opens in a new tab)

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CONTACT US SJ Cares Welcome to the official website of the SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT Supporting A Safer, Stronger Community LEARN MORE ABOUT USJOIN OUR TEAM Welcome to the San Joaquin County Probation Department We Do More Than Our Name Implies… Every day, the men and women

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San Joaquin County Public Defender

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

public defender — official informationOfficial instructions

Read the official public defender office information and contact the appropriate service unit.

Source checked October 26, 2026

San Joaquin County public defender · San Joaquin — public defender (opens in a new tab)

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San Joaquin County Logo Home Department Public Defender Home Public Defender ☰ ✕ Home About Us Programs / Services expand_more Mandated Services Clean Slate Contact Us Public Defender Established as a County department in 1968, th

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San Joaquin County Office of the Medical Examiner

Actual Office of the Medical Examiner within the county Health Care Services Agency, separate from the Sheriff’s Office. Use its current official contact information; no forensic facility or phone is borrowed from the sheriff.

Office of the Medical Examiner — San JoaquinOfficial instructions

Read the actual Medical Examiner office information and contact this county Health Care Services department, separate from the sheriff.

Source checked October 26, 2026

San Joaquin County Office of the Medical Examiner · San Joaquin County Office of the Medical Examiner — medical-examiner (opens in a new tab)

Office of the Medical Examiner | sjgov.org — Actual independent county medical-examiner mission and location

The mission of the Office of the Medical Examiner is to serve and protect the interests of the community by determining the cause, circumstances, and manner of sudden or unexplained deaths occurring within the County of San Joaquin.

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San Joaquin — medical examiner family FAQOfficial instructions

Read the independent Medical Examiner’s FAQ for release coordination, property, first-copy reports and separate removal/storage charges. This office is not assigned to the sheriff.

Source checked October 26, 2026

San Joaquin County Office of the Medical Examiner · San Joaquin County Office of the Medical Examiner — coroner information (opens in a new tab)

Medical Examiner | sjgov.org — Actual coroner public instructions

The funeral home or mortuary of your choice will coordinate the release on your behalf.

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