Bexar County, TX · Bexar County
Cremation Permit Request Form
Bexar County’s Medical Examiner’s Office form requests information needed to review a cremation permit request for a deceased person.
At a glance
- Issued by
- City of Bexar County · Bexar County, Bexar County, Texas
- Notarization
- Not required: file this form without a notary.
- Official source
- bexar.org
- Blank form
- Download the PDF
- Catalogued
- Machine-readable
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What this form is
The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office uses this form to collect case, deceased person, next-of-kin, cemetery or crematory, and funeral home details for a cremation permit request. The form states that a cremation permit is required and that the death certificate must include the age, doctor’s signature, cause, and manner of death. For non-ME cases, email the form only after the case has been certified.
Who needs it
Funeral homes or other representatives arranging a cremation can use this form to request a permit from the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office.
How to submit it
Email the completed form to [email protected]. For non-ME cases, email only after the case has been certified; the form also gives a phone number for fracture-related deaths.
About notarization
The form has no notary block or sworn attachment, and it does not instruct the requester to sign or date it.
How to submit this form
- 1
Download the Form
Download the Cremation Permit Request Form PDF.
- 2
Complete the Form
Enter the requested case, deceased-person, next-of-kin, cemetery or crematory, and funeral home information.
- 3
Check the Death Certificate
Confirm the death certificate includes the age, doctor’s signature, cause, and manner of death.
- 4
Email the Form
Email the completed form to [email protected]; for a non-ME case, email only after certification.
Frequently asked questions
- Do I need a notary for the Cremation Permit Request Form?
- No. The form has no notary block or sworn attachment, and it does not instruct the requester to sign or date it.
- How do I submit the Cremation Permit Request Form?
- Email the completed form to [email protected]. For non-ME cases, email only after the case has been certified.
- What death certificate information is required?
- The form says the death certificate must include the age, doctor’s signature, cause, and manner of death.
- What details does the form request?
- It asks for case and deceased-person details, next-of-kin contact information, cemetery or crematory information, and funeral home contact details.