Funeral Release Form
A funeral release form is a document that authorizes the release of a deceased person's remains to a funeral home. Once identification and examination of the body are complete, your loved one will be released to the funeral home of your choice, usually within 24 to 48 hours. The funeral home director arranges for transport of the body to the funeral home and obtains the documents necessary for burial or cremation. The Medical Examiner’s office is not permitted to recommend a funeral home. The family should discuss this matter; the person who is the legal next-of-kin (spouse, children of age, parents, siblings – in this order) must sign a funeral release form for the funeral home to claim your loved one and any property. A request form is located below and on our Forms page.
Non-Communicable Disease Letter
Funeral Homes can email requests to swifs.reports@dallascounty.org if a non-communicable disease letter is needed. A request form is located below and on our Forms page.
For Non-Dallas County Medical Examiner cases, you will need to request a non-communicable disease letter from the Dallas County Health Department at (214) 819-2000. The letter will be available for pickup at:
