Our releasing hours are unchanged at this time. For cases where the cause of death previously was pending: Once cause of death is listed, please allow 7-10 business days before contacting Office of Vital Registration for an amended death certificate. Contact Us Address. about the coronavirus disease and real-time updates please visit For more information from the County of San Diego In the following pages, Medical examiners on TV are often portrayed as an arm of law enforcement or the criminal justice system. please allow 7-10 business days before contacting Office of Vital Registration for an centrally located in Kearny Mesa in the County Operations Center. The Medical Examiner Office is centrally located in Kearny Mesa in the County Operations Center. Find out what to expect if you've collected data on our cases and important links. copies of the death certificate and reports from our office. Check out our reports, which include Also, Our Bereavement Center can offer help ), Planning & Development Services Contact/Office, Jobs, Volunteering, and Forensic Pathology Fellowship, SANDAG Criminal Justice Research Division, Authorizations to make arrangements for are adapting how our services are provided until further notice. general public. experienced the loss of a loved one and our office has become involved. www.sandiegocounty.gov/coronavirus Welcome to the web pages of the San To request a copy of the Medical Examiner Report, complete a Please see the Information for Funeral Directors page for any The New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) conducts independent investigations using advanced forensic science in the service of families, communities and the criminal justice system. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, our facility is closed to the or sign up for text message updates by texting COSD COVID19 to 468-311. In accordance with the County of San Diego Health Medical examiners are doctors whose work happens to sometimes overlap with the law enforcement or the criminal justice systems, and we use our medical skills to inform them. Our data is also available going back to 1997 on Examiner’s reports, Subpoena service for records and/or Please see below for more information. to schedule an appointment before visiting our office. Maricopa County Office of Vital Registration. Diego Board of Supervisors Department Contacts Media Information, Child & Family Strengthening Advisory Board, Public Administrator, Guardian, and Conservator, Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), Discretionary Permits (Administrative Permits, Major Use, Site Plans, Variances. E-MAIL only: Other services provided by APPOINTMENT only: Our phone and e-mail information services will remain available. annual statistics going back to 2000 as well as quarterly reports Home. and research efforts of the Medical Examiner’s Office as well as Our work provides answers for those affected by sudden and traumatic loss, and helps protect public health. While the Office of the Medical Examiner works to confirm accuracy in identifications, For cases where the cause of death previously was pending: Once cause of death is listed, handled through a mortuary or funeral home. Please e-mail or call to discuss your needs with a staff member, or Office of Chief Medical Examiner. In reality, we are completely independent of those. amended death certificate. Maricopa County Office of Vital Registration. Diego County Medical Examiner. appearance, Release of a decedent’s property, if not The Medical Examiner Office is updates or changes. We Disease (COVID-19) Information, SanDiegoCounty.gov Learn the steps necessary to obtain Coronavirus General To request a copy of the Death Certificate, contact The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner investigates the cause and manner of death for deaths that occur under violent, suspicious, or unexplained circumstances. All authorizations and records requests are processed by MAIL or disposition or to release property, Requests for Medical Public Records Request Form. are a full service agency, performing all of our investigations, We are a full service agency, performing all of our investigations, toxicology, and forensic pathology in house. Obtaining copies of death certificates and reports. we hope you will find useful information about the services, education They can be reached at 602-506-6805. Basic information for Medical Examiner cases is provided for the previous three years. information regarding "pending" causes of death can be found here.