San Diego County Medical Examiner
Official county coroner office information. Confirm the appropriate contact, jurisdiction and any appointment or representation requirements with the provider.
Read the official coroner office information and contact the appropriate service unit.
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San Diego County coroner · San Diego — coroner (opens in a new tab)
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Read the Medical Examiner’s process page for signed next-of-kin authorization, release to the designated service and property arrangements. Different source estimates for examination/release timing are not merged into a guarantee.
Source checked October 26, 2026
The Process — Actual coroner public instructions
Upon receipt of a signed authorization (Order for Release of Remains) from the legal next-of-kin, the decedent’s body will be released to a mortuary or other service (e.g. cremation society, transportation service) designated in the authorization.
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