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Court documents may be inspected at the Clerk's Office during regular business hours. To submit an IPRA request, please click here or contact the Supreme Court Clerk directly by telephone at 505-827-4860, by mail at P.O. Box 848, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504, or by email at nmsupremecourtclerk@nmcourts.gov.

Public Access to Court Records As provided by the New Mexico Supreme Court Order and the Case Access Policy for Online Court Records, there are three ways to access New Mexico public court records: Case Lookup for the general public. Secured Odyssey Public Access (SOPA) for registered users.

You can obtain criminal histories and background checks through the state's Department of Public Safety. Jail and inmate information can be accessed through the Corrections Department. If you're seeking property information, you need to access the link to the assessor for the county where the property resides.

If placing your copy request at the Clerk's office, you may use the public computers to search the court's database at no cost. Copy requests, in general, may be completed within 2-3 hours, but will take more time if it is for multiple documents, the case has multiple volumes, or the record has been archived.

Whenever counsel undertakes to represent a defendant in any criminal action, he will file a written entry of appearance in the cause, unless he has been appointed by written order of the court. For the purpose of this rule, the filing of any pleading signed by counsel constitutes an entry of appearance.

Court documents are those materials filed in relation to a legal case before the courts. Examples of court documents would be dockets, pleadings, motions, memoranda, briefs, orders, and expert testimony. Not every case will include all of these examples.