Any death falling under the jurisdiction of the Medical Examiner will be investigated at no cost to the family. Note that an investigation is not synonymous with “autopsy.” The county medical examiner investigator is responsible for deciding which cases are to be referred for further postmortem examination. Families of loved ones whose deaths do not meet the jurisdictional criteria may request an autopsy or further investigation, but these families would incur the cost of a private autopsy. This type of autopsy would typically be conducted in a hospital or similar facility.
