King County Medical Examiner's Office
Richard Harruff, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Examiner
Administrative office hours:
Monday-Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
(excluding King County holidays)
Phone: 206-731-3232, ext. 4
Fax: 206-731-8555
Medicolegal death investigation:
Available 24/7
Phone: 206-731-3232, ext. 5
Physical address:
Harborview Medical Center
Ninth & Jefferson Building,
2nd Floor
908 Jefferson St
Seattle, WA 98104
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Visit us in person: Metered street parking is available in the area. Parking in the Ninth & Jefferson Building garage is free for the first thirty minutes.
Mailing address:
Use this address only if you are mailing us a document. We are not physically located at 325 9th Ave.
King County Medical Examiner's Office
HMC Box 359792
325 9th Ave
Seattle, WA 98104-2499
KCMEO suspending in-person service
Notice to funeral homes and MEO families
Effective January 1, 2020, the KCMEO begain releasing all personal effects collected at the scene of a death investigation to the funeral home designated by the legal next of kin to pick up the decedent.
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