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Court records for the New Mexico Appellate Courts, District Courts, Magistrate Courts, Metropolitan Court, and Municipal Court are available online at the New Mexico Case Lookup. To request access to records prior to 1997, complete an online request here. Exceptions: Documents are not available through Case Lookup.

In New Mexico small claims filing limit is $10,000.00. Once the small claims case is filed and served upon the defendant, the defendant has 30 day to file and answer with the courts.

Yes, criminal records are public in New Mexico. The Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA) allows the public to inspect all government documents, including criminal records. Therefore, potential employers, landlords, licensing bodies, and others may search for and see that someone has an N.M. criminal record.

How to File a Small Claims Suit in New Mexico. The first step in filing a small claims case is to obtain and fill out the necessary forms (such as the complaint) and pay the required fees. You'll need the name and address of the person or business you're suing (the defendant).

The Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA) is a New Mexico state law that provides the public and media access to public information. The law requires open access to almost all public records in state and local government, with few exceptions.

Procedures for Requesting Inspection: Requests to inspect public records should be submitted to the records custodian, by email to sos.elections@state.nm.us, or by regular mail to New Mexico Capitol Annex North, 325 Don Gaspar, Suite 300, Santa Fe, NM 87501.