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.
Read the department’s actual family and forensic-examination information and contact the OCME. Its jurisdiction covers specified deaths; it is separate from the sheriff and no individual records are reproduced.
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Office of the Chief Medical Examiner | SF.gov — Department mission and limited death-investigation jurisdiction
We are responsible for the medicolegal investigation and the certification of the cause of death and the manner of death for only those deaths under our jurisdiction (sudden, unexpected, or violent deaths); such as deaths outside a hospital or the care of a physician, accidental drug overdose, or suspected suicides or homicides.
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Read OCME’s property-release instructions, stated visiting window and third-party authorization resource. Other arrangements must be made in advance.
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Getting the decedent's personal property | SF.gov — Actual coroner public instructions
Property can be retrieved and released to the legal Next-of-Kin or their representative here at the OCME office at 1 Newhall Street, San Francisco, on Tuesday's, Wednesday's, and Thursday's only from 10:30AM to 3PM, unless other arrangements are made in advance.
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Read OCME’s email request instructions. Reports are sent after case closure; an open-case request is logged for later completion.
If not closed, we will log your request and email you the certified forensic reports as soon as they're available.
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How do I get a copy of the OCME certified forensic reports (autopsy)? | SF.gov — Actual coroner public instructions
Please email OCME@sfgov.org to request a copy of the certified forensic reports.
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