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Reports $25 for autopsy report Everyone except JPs, interagency entities, Travis County legal next of kin
Certified Reports/Business Records Affidavit $50 for certification of each request Everyone except JPs, interagency entities, law enforcement, or legal next of kin of decedent
Interrogatory/Written Questions $50 Everyone except District Attorney Offices (both Travis County and out of county) or legal next of kin of decedent
Investigation of Death Report $5 per report Everyone except JPs
Copy charge/page of paper $.10 (will estimate in advance if charge over $40) Everyone
Research/Statistical Reports/Questionnaires $28.50 per hour programming time (will estimate in advance if charge over $40) Everyone
Reproducing 35 mm photos Actual costs Everyone
Electronic Digital Images $30 per CD Everyone except District Attorney Offices (both Travis County and out of county) or Legal Next of Kin of decedent
Electronic digital x-rays/CT $30 per CD Everyone except District Attorney Offices (both Travis County and out of county) or Legal Next of Kin of decedent
Out of County Autopsy $4,289 Counties other than Travis County (PA Cases)
Autopsy - External Examination $1,330 Counties other than Travis County (PA Cases)
Out of County Court Testimony Criminal $300/hr, including travel time (minimum of 2 hours) Counties other than Travis County (PA Cases)
Hardcopies of Photographs (prior to 2005) $1 per photo Everyone
Re-cut Tissue Slides $30 per slide Everyone
Cremation Approvals $25.00 Everyone except Travis County's District Attorney or a Travis County Office
Chart Review $513 Counties other than Travis County (PA Cases)
Court Testimony Travis County Civil Cases $500/hr Everyone

Fees are approved by Commissioners Court.

*New fees will go into effect January 1, 2025.

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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