Office Hours

Monday – Friday
8AM – 5PM

The coroner is on duty 24/7. However, administrative calls should be limited to the office hours listed.

Please call regarding any applicable questions, or to schedule an appointment to meet with the Coroner.

The office of the coroner serves the living by working on behalf of the deceased to obtain the truth about the circumstances of their death through the following mission:

The Coroner’s office serves the living by working on behalf of the deceased to obtain the truth about the manner of their death. The Coroner can accomplish this task through a collaborative working relationship with law enforcement personnel, county, municipality, state law enforcement agencies, federal law enforcement agencies, local and surrounding emergency management agencies, first responders, and fire marshalls.
To accurately determine an individual’s manner of death within Blount County; through a fair, ethical, and thoroughly competent investigation of the death. To be performed by qualified individuals, following the accepted medical-legal death investigation professional standards thus ensuring the integrity of the investigation is upheld.
To assist the bereaved in the loss of a loved one. Providing references regarding grief counseling, at no charge to the family.
Our office reviews and approves all cremations in Blount County
Furthermore, our office’s mission is to earn the trust and respect of the citizens which we are privileged to serve.

As a constitutional officer of the state, the coroner is separate and independent of the county commission and all other local government agencies but is funded and has great support from the Blount County Commission.

How to Obtain Copies of Autopsies or Death Certificates

Medical Examiner Reports

In cases requiring autopsies, copies of the autopsy report, and investigative and toxicology reports will be available several weeks after the cause of death is determined and the death certificate has been filed.

This can be as long as 90 days after the time of death, or longer depending on the case.

If the death is prosecuted in a court of law, documents will be given out after the grand jury has heard the case and the case has been closed.

Reports are released only after all the reports (autopsy, investigative, and toxicology) and the death certificate have been completed.

We do not prepare preliminary reports.

If you desire an autopsy report go online to the Alabama Department of Forensic Science at https://adfs.alabama.gov/.

To request reports, please write, email, or call with your request for reports.

If emailing your request, please provide your relationship to the decedent, your return address (if requesting hard copies), and your phone number in case we have questions.

Copies of reports can be provided via e-mail.

Hard copies of reports are provided starting at $75.00 per request, per report.

There is no charge for the first copy provided to the legal next-of-kin.

If you have questions after receiving your report, please contact the coroner’s office.

Death Certificates

Although we fill out information on the death certificate, our office does not provide copies of the death certificate.

You may request certified copies of the death certificate from the Blount County Health Department. Their phone number is 205-274-2120.

However, before contacting the Health Department, contact your mortuary. Many mortuaries provide copies of the death certificates when ready.