Vâlcea County Service of Legal Medicine
A specialised public institution within the national legal medicine network, serving the justice system and the citizens of Vâlcea County.
Quick information
Required documents
Check the documents required for each type of request, depending on the medico-legal service you need.
Opening hours
Information on opening hours for the public, appointments and the sessions of the medico-legal expert evaluation boards.
Forms
Download the standard application forms and the other forms needed to submit a request, available in PDF format.
Fees
Check the approved fees for medico-legal services, in accordance with the regulations in force.
Objectivity, scientific rigour, professional independence
The institution works on the principles of objectivity, scientific rigour and professional independence, providing impartial medico-legal expert evaluations based on scientific evidence and recognised professional standards, in support of the justice system and of society.
The Vâlcea County Service of Legal Medicine is part of the national legal medicine network and provides impartial expert evaluations to the judicial authorities and to citizens, rigorously applying medical knowledge for legal and social purposes.
Our team of 20 forensic physicians, biologists, nurses and support staff carries out medico-legal findings, expert evaluations, examinations and laboratory analyses, in compliance with procedural rules and the professional standards in force.
- Qualified and accredited staff
- Impartial and objective reports
- Direct cooperation with the justice system
- Services for citizens
Our laboratories and services
The full fees for each category of medico-legal service are available on the Services page.
Clinical Forensic Medicine
Examination of persons for the documents provided for by law, medico-legal findings and expert evaluations, age estimation and the assessment of other matters within the competence of clinical forensic medicine.
DetailsForensic Pathology (Autopsies)
Forensic autopsies ordered by the judicial authorities, examination of bodies and issue of the medical certificate of death.
DetailsForensic Toxicology
Blood alcohol testing and identification of drugs and toxic substances in biological samples, in support of expert evaluations and judicial investigations.
DetailsForensic Psychiatric Evaluation
Expert evaluations carried out by a board, assessment of discernment and of mental capacity, psychiatric examinations and psychological consultations.
DetailsForensic Histopathology
Histopathological examination of samples taken at autopsy, to establish the morphological diagnosis and support the medico-legal conclusions.
DetailsForensic Serology
Examination of semen stains and samples and blood group determination in living persons and bodies, in support of judicial investigations.
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