The Office of the Medical Investigator (OMI) investigates any death occurring in the State of New Mexico that is sudden, violent, untimely, unexpected, or where a person is found dead and the cause of death is unknown. The OMI serves the people of New Mexico by providing impartial, professional, and accurate death investigation and certification, comprehensively recording all investigational information through formal documentation, providing professional counseling to grieving families, conducting infectious disease surveillance and identification, and assisting law enforcement agencies in criminal investigations.