State Medical Examiners and Coroners Organizations
This page includes information on the medicolegal death investigation system in each system and territory, and contact information for each state/county/regional through governmental office as well as state organizations.
ALABAMA
County-based system with a mixture of coroners and medical examiners
Contact information for county offices: https://www.countyoffice.org/al-medical-coroner/
Organization: Alabama Coroner’s Association
Website: https://alacoronersassociation.com/
Contact Information:
1268 Highland Drive, Elba, AL 36323
334-332-8350
director@alacoronersassociation.com
ALASKA
Centralized statewide medical examiner
Organization: Alaska Department of Public Health – State Medical Examiner Office
Website: https://health.alaska.gov/dph/MedicalExaminer/Pages/default.aspx
Contact Information:
5455 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99507
907-334-2200
medical.examiner@alaska.gov
ARIZONA
County-based medical examiners
Contact information for county offices: https://www.countyoffice.org/az-medical-coroner/
ARKANSAS
County-based coroners with a state medical examiner office
Contact information for county offices: https://www.countyoffice.org/ar-medical-coroner/
Organization: State Medical Examiner
Website: https://www.dps.arkansas.gov/crime-info-support/arkansas-state-crime-lab/section-information/state-medical-examiner/
Contact Information:
3 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205
501-227-5936
https://www.dps.arkansas.gov/crime-info-support/arkansas-state-crime-lab/contact-us/
Organization: Arkansas Coroner’s Association
Website: https://www.arcoroner.org/index.html
Contact Information:
PO Box 6243, Hot Springs, AR 71902
https://www.arcoroner.org/contact.html
CALIFORNIA
County-based mixture of coroners and medical examiners
Contact information for county offices: https://www.countyoffice.org/ca-medical-coroner/
Organization: California State Coroners Association
Website: https://coroners.org/
Contact Information:
211 Bradbury Lane, Redwood City, CA 94061
https://coroners.org/contact-us/
COLORADO
County-based mixture of coroners and medical examiners
Contact information for county offices: https://www.countyoffice.org/co-medical-coroner/
Organization: Colorado Coroners Association
Website: https://coloradocoronersassociation.colorado.gov/
Contact Information:
9089 Braemore Heights, Colorado Springs, CO 80927
970-628-5151
coloradocoroners@gmail.com
CONNECTICUT
Centralized statewide medical examiner
Organization: Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Website: https://portal.ct.gov/OCME
Contact Information:
11 Shuttle Road, Farmington, CT 06032
860-679-3980
https://portal.ct.gov/OCME/Contact-Us
DELAWARE
Centralized statewide medical examiner
Organization: Division of Forensic Science, Medical Examiner Unit
Website: https://forensics.delaware.gov/sections/index.shtml?dc=meUnit
Contact Information:
200 S. Adams Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
302-577-3420
https://forensics.delaware.gov/about/index.shtml?dc=contactUs
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Centralized medical examiner
Organization: Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Website: https://ocme.dc.gov/
Contact Information:
401 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024
202-698-9000
ocme@dc.gov
FLORIDA
District-based medical examiners
Contact information for district offices: http://www.fameonline.org/index.php/faqs/59-what-are-the-medical-examiner-offices-in-florida
Organization: Florida Association of Medical Examiners
Website: http://www.fameonline.org/
Contact Information:
11650 NW 21st Court, Plantation, FL 33323
954-370-1264
webmaster@fameonline.org
GEORGIA
County-based mixture of coroners and medical examiners
Contact information for county offices: https://www.countyoffice.org/ga-medical-coroner/
Organization: Medical Examiner’s Office of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Website: https://dofs-gbi.georgia.gov/departments/medical-examiners-office
Contact Information:
3121 Panthersville Road, Decatur, GA 30034
404-244-2500
GBI.CrimeLab@gbi.ga.gov
Organization: Georgia Coroner’s Association
Website: https://www.georgiacoronersassoc.org/
Contact Information: https://www.georgiacoronersassoc.org/contact/
HAWAII
County-based mixture of coroners and medical examiners
Contact information for county offices: https://www.countyoffice.org/hi-medical-coroner/
IDAHO
County-based coroners
Contact information for county offices: https://www.countyoffice.org/id-medical-coroner/
Organization: Idaho Association of Counties/Idaho State Association of Coroners
Website: https://idcounties.org/idaho-state-assocaiton-of-county-coroners/
Contact Information:
3100 S. Vista Avenue, Ste. 200, Boise, ID 83705
208-345-9126
https://idcounties.org/contact-us/
ILLINOIS
County-based mixture of coroners and medical examiners
Contact information for county offices: https://www.countyoffice.org/il-medical-coroner/
Organization: Illinois Coroners and Medical Examiners Association
Website: https://www.coronersillinois.org/
Contact Information:
Contact us on the bottom of the homepage – https://www.coronersillinois.org/
INDIANA
County-based coroners
Contact information for county offices: https://www.countyoffice.org/in-medical-coroner/
Organization: Indiana State Coroners Association
Website: http://www.indcoroners.org/
Contact Information:
Contact us on the bottom of the homepage – http://www.indcoroners.org/contact.html
IOWA
County-based medical examiners with a state medical examiner office
Contact information for county offices: https://www.countyoffice.org/ia-medical-coroner/
Organization: Iowa Office of State Medical Examiner
Website: https://iosme.iowa.gov/
Contact Information:
2250 S. Ankeny Boulevard, Ankeny, IA 50023
515-725-1400
iosme@idph.iowa.gov
Organization: Iowa Association of County Medical Examiners
Website: https://iacountyme.org/
Contact Information:
PO Box 274, Boone, IA 50036
515-212-9685
iacmeservices@gmail.com
KANSAS
County-based coroners
Contact information for county offices: https://www.countyoffice.org/ks-medical-coroner/
Organization: Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Forensic Laboratory
Website: http://www.kansas.gov/kbi/index.shtml
Contact Information:
1620 SW Tyler Street, Topeka, KS 66612
785-296-8200
https://www.kansas.gov/kbi/email.shtml
KENTUCKY
County-based coroners with a state medical examiner office
Contact information for county offices: https://www.countyoffice.org/ky-medical-coroner/
Organization: Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet – Office of the Secretary
Website: https://justice.ky.gov/Departments-Agencies/me/Pages/default.aspx
Contact Information:
https://justice.ky.gov/About/justicelistens/Pages/contactjl.aspx
Organization: Kentucky Coroner’s Association
Website:https://kentucky.gov/government/Pages/AgencyProfile.aspx?Title=Kentucky+Coroners+Association
Contact Information:
P.O. Box 730, Lawrenceburg, KY 40342
502-839-5151
https://kentuckygov.force.com/support/s/contactsupport
LOUISIANA
Parish-based coroners
Contact information for county offices: https://www.countyoffice.org/la-medical-coroner/
Organization: Louisiana State Coroner’s Association
Website: https://www.louisianasca.org/
Contact Information:
5555 Hilton Avenue, Suite 420, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
225-763-2323
https://www.louisianasca.org/contact
MAINE
Centralized statewide medical examiner
Organization: Office of Chief Medical Examiner
Website: https://www.maine.gov/ag/crime/chief_medical_examiner.shtml
Contact Information:
37 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333
207-624-7180
chief-medical.examiner@maine.gov
MARYLAND
Centralized statewide medical examiner
Organization: Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Website: https://health.maryland.gov/ocme/Pages/Home.aspx
Contact Information:
900 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21223
410-333-3250
info@ocmemd.org
MASSACHUSETTS
Centralized statewide medical examiner
Organization: Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Website: https://www.mass.gov/orgs/office-of-the-chief-medical-examiner
Contact Information:
720 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118
617- 267-6767
MICHIGAN
County-based medical examiners
Contact information for county offices: https://www.countyoffice.org/mi-medical-coroner/
Organization: Michigan Association of Medical Examiners
Website: https://www.michiganme.com/
Contact Information:
1000 Oakland Drive, Kalamazoo, MI 49008
269-337-6173
mame@michiganme.org
MINNESOTA
County-based mixture of coroners and medical examiners
Contact information for county offices: https://www.countyoffice.org/mn-medical-coroner/
Organization: Minnesota Coroners’ & Medical Examiners’ Association
Website: http://mncmea.org/
Contact Information:
14250 County Road 62, Minnetonka, MN 55345
612-215-6320
MISSISSIPPI
County-based mixture of coroners and medical examiners with a state medical examiner office
Contact information for county offices: https://www.countyoffice.org/ms-medical-coroner/
Organization: Mississippi State Medical Examiner’s Office
Website: https://www.dps.ms.gov/forensic-laboratories/medical-examiner
Contact Information:
215 Allen Stuart Drive, Pearl, MS 39208
601-420-9140
MEInfo@mcl.ms.gov
Organization: Mississippi Coroners & Medical Examiner Association
Website: https://mscmea.org/
MISSOURI
County-based mixture of coroners and medical examiners
Contact information for county offices: https://www.countyoffice.org/mo-medical-coroner/
Organization: Missouri Coroners’ and Medical Examiners’ Association
Website: http://www.mcmea.org/
Contact Information:
http://www.mcmea.org/
MONTANA
County-based coroners with a state medical examiner office
Contact information for county offices: https://www.countyoffice.org/mt-medical-coroner/
Organization: Montana Medical Examiner’s Office
Website: https://dojmt.gov/crime/medical-examiner/
Contact information:
Medical Examiner’s Office – Missoula Location
2679 Palmer Street, Missoula, MT 59808
406-728-4970
Organization: Montana Coroner’s Association
Website: http://mtcoroner.org/
Contact information:
200 West Broadway Street, Missoula, MT 59802
406coroners@gmail.com
NEBRASKA
County-based coroners
Contact information for county offices: https://www.countyoffice.org/ne-medical-coroner/
NEVADA
County-based coroners
Contact information for county offices: https://www.countyoffice.org/nv-medical-coroner/
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Centralized statewide medical examiner
Organization: Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Website: http://doj.nh.gov/medical-examiner
Contact Information:
246 Pleasant Street, Suite 218, Concord, NH 03301-2598
603-271-1235
NEW JERSEY
County-based medical examiners with a state medical examiner office
Contact information for county offices: https://ocsme.nj.gov/ContactUs
Organization: NJ Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner
Website: https://ocsme.nj.gov/
Contact Information:
P.O. Box 182, Trenton, NJ 08625-0360
609-376-0557
ocsme.inquiries@doh.nj.gov
NEW MEXICO
Centralized statewide medical examiner
Organization: Office of the Medical Investigator
Website: https://hsc.unm.edu/omi/
Contact Information:
MSC07 4040
1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
505-272-3053
hsc-omi-feedback@salud.unm.edu
NEW YORK
County-based mixture of coroners and medical examiners
Contact information for county offices: https://www.countyoffice.org/ny-medical-coroner/
Organization: New York State Association of County Coroners and Medical Examiners
Website: http://www.nysaccme.org/default.htm
Contact Information:
4721 Pine Hill Road, Albion, NY 14411
585-589-5410
nysaccme@rochester.rr.com
NORTH CAROLINA
Centralized statewide medical examiner
Organization: NC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Website: http://www.ocme.dhhs.nc.gov/index.shtml
Contact Information:
3025 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-3025
919-743-9000 (1-800-672-7024)
NORTH DAKOTA
County-based coroners with a state medical examiner office
Contact information for county offices: https://www.countyoffice.org/nd-medical-coroner/
Organization: North Dakota State Forensic Examiner’s Office
Website: http://www.ndhealth.gov/NDME
Contact Information:
600 East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58505-0200
701-328-2372
NDMEOffice@nd.gov
OHIO
County-based mixture of coroners and medical examiners
Contact information for county offices: https://www.countyoffice.org/oh-medical-coroner/
Organization: Ohio State Coroners Association
Website: http://www.osca.net/
Contact Information:
3757 Indianola Avenue, Columbus, OH 43214
614-262-6722
info@osca.net
OKLAHOMA
Centralized statewide medical examiner
Organization: Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Website: https://www.ok.gov/ocme/
Contact Information:
Central Office
921 N.E. 23rd Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73105
405-239-7141
Eastern Office
1627 Southwest Boulevard, Tulsa, OK 74107
918-295-3400
https://oklahoma.gov/ocme/contact.html
OREGON
Centralized statewide medical examiner
Organization: State Medical Examiner
Website: http://www.oregon.gov/osp/SME/Pages/index.aspx
Contact Information:
13309 SE 84th Avenue, Suite 100, Clackamas, OR 97015
971-673-8200
Medical.Examiner@osp.oregon.gov
PENNSYLVANIA
County-based mixture of coroners and medical examiners
Contact information for county offices: https://www.countyoffice.org/pa-medical-coroner/
Organization: Pennsylvania State Coroners Association
Website: http://www.pacoroners.org/cms/
Contact Information:
info@pacoroners.org
RHODE ISLAND
Centralized statewide medical examiner
Organization: Office of State Medical Examiners
Website: https://health.ri.gov/programs/detail.php?pgm_id=149
Contact Information:
Office of State Medical Examiners
48 Orms Street, Providence, RI 02904
401-222-5600
SOUTH CAROLINA
County-based coroners
Contact information for county offices: https://www.countyoffice.org/sc-medical-coroner/
Organization: South Carolina Coroner’s Association
Website: http://www.sccoroners.com
Contact information:
P.O. Box 12304, Columbia, SC 29211
SOUTH DAKOTA
County-based coroners
Contact information for county offices: https://www.countyoffice.org/sd-medical-coroner/
TENNESSEE
County-based medical examiners with a state medical examiner office
Contact information for county offices: https://www.countyoffice.org/tn-medical-coroner/
Organization: Tennessee Office of the State Chief Medical Examiner
Website: https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/oscme.html
Contact Information:
Main Office – Nashville
Andrew Johnson Tower, 7th Floor
710 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37243
844-860-4511
Health.OSCME@tn.gov
TEXAS
County-based mixture of justices of peace and medical examiners
Contact information for county offices: https://www.countyoffice.org/tx-medical-coroner/
Organization: Justice of the Peace and Constables Association
Website: http://www.jpca.com/
Contact Information:
PO Box 115, Granbury, TX 76048
800-662-5722
UTAH
Centralized statewide medical examiner
Organization: Utah Office of the Medical Examiner
Website: https://ome.utah.gov/
Contact Information:
4451 South 2700 West, Taylorsville, UT 84129-8600
801-816-3850
https://ome.utah.gov/contact-us/contact-form
VERMONT
Centralized statewide medical examiner
Organization: Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Website: https://www.healthvermont.gov/systems/medical-examiner
Contact Information:
108 Cherry Street, Burlington, VT 05402
802-863-7320
VIRGINIA
Centralized statewide medical examiner
Organization: Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Website: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/medical-examiner/
Contact Information: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/medical-examiner/district-offices-contact-us/
WASHINGTON
County-based mixture of coroners and medical examiners
Contact information for county offices: https://www.countyoffice.org/wa-medical-coroner/
Organization: Washington Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners
Website: http://countyofficials.org/215/Coroners-and-Medical-Examiners
Contact Information:
206 10th Avenue SE, Olympia, WA 98501
360-753-7319
WEST VIRGINIA
Centralized statewide medical examiner
Organization: West Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Website: https://dhhr.wv.gov/ocme/Pages/Welcome.aspx
Contact Information:
619 Virginia Street West, Charleston, WV 25302
304-558-6920
WISCONSIN
County-based mixture of coroners and medical examiners
Contact information for county offices: https://www.countyoffice.org/wi-medical-coroner/
Organization: Wisconsin Coroners and Medical Examiners Association
Website: https://wcmea.com/
Contact Information:
Contact info at bottom of webpage – https://wcmea.com/
WYOMING
County-based coroners
Contact information for county offices: https://www.countyoffice.org/wy-medical-coroner/
Guam
Centralized medical examiner
Organization: Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Website: https://ocme.guam.gov/
Contact Information: Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
325 Duenas Drive, Tamuning, Guam 96913
671-646-9363/647-2369
cme.guam@gmail.com
Puerto Rico
Centralized medical examiner
Organization: Institute of Forensic Science
Website: http://icf.pr.gov/
U.S. Virgin Islands
Centralized medical examiner
Organization: Office of Medical Examiner
Website: https://usvidoj.com/service/office-of-medical-examiner/
Contact Information:
3438 Kronprindsens Gade
G.E.R.S. Complex, 2nd Floor, St. Thomas, VI 00802
(340) 776-8311, Ext 1095