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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 $4,085 Counties other than Travis County (PA Cases)
Autopsy - External Examination $1,267 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 $489 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

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 12.7 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $34.51.