Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner
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| Formed | June 24, 1850 |
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| Jurisdiction | Los Angeles County, California |
| Headquarters | Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California |
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| Website | me |
The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner is the medical examiner's office of the government of the County of Los Angeles, California. It is located at the Boyle Heights neighborhood in Los Angeles.
The office was created in its present form on December 17, 1920, by an ordinance approved by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, although it has existed in some form since the appointment of the first county coroner in 1850. The office was previously known as the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner and the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner.