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Service Charge Application Statutory Authority
Reports  $10 for autopsy report  Everyone except JPs, interagency entities, Travis County legal next of kin 

Health and Safety Code Section 671.013(c)(1)

Certified Reports  $15 for certification of each request  Same as above  Same as above 
Copy charge/page of paper  $.10 (will estimate in advance if charge over $40)  Everyone 

Government Code Section 552.231(a)(2)(B)

 
Research/Statistical Reports/Questionnaires  $28.50 per hour programming time (will estimate in advance if charge over $40)  Everyone 

Government Code Section 552.231(a)(3)(B)

 
Reproducing 35 mm photos  Actual costs  Everyone 

Health and Safety Code Section 671.013(c)(2)

 
Electronic Digital Images & X-rays  $3 per disk Everyone except interagency entities, JPs   1 TAC Section 70.3(b)(2)(G)
Out of County Autopsy  $3,891* Counties other than Travis County (PA Cases)   Set by Commissioners Court per interlocal agreements
Autopsy - External Examination $1,207* Counties other than Travis County (PA Cases)   Set by Commissioners Court per interlocal agreements
Out of County Court Testimony  Criminal $300/hr,  including travel time (minimum of 2 hours)  Counties other than Travis County (PA Cases) Set by Commissioners Court per interlocal agreements 
Hardcopies of Photographs (prior to 2005) $1 per photo    
Re-cut Tissue Slides $25 per slide    
Cremation Approvals $25.00 Everyone except Travis County's District Attorney or a Travis County Office Code of Criminal Procedure, Art. 49.25 § 13 (A): FEES
Chart Review $453*    
Court Testimony Travis County Civil Cases $500/hr* Everyone Code of Criminal Procedure, Art. 49.25 § 13 (A): FEES

* Fees approved and effective 1/1/24.

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J. Keith Pinckard, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief Medical Examiner

7723 Springdale Road
Austin TX 78724 (Map)
Phone: (512) 854-9599
Fax: (512) 854-9044

TAX RATE: TRAVIS COUNTY ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR’S TAX RATE. THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 3.5 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $9.12.