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Questions about official Taos County criminal records usually belong with the office that created or maintains the file. The contacts below route court files, sheriff reports, detention records, state criminal histories, and expungement filings to the proper government custodian. This private resource cannot retrieve or change a record.

This Is Not a Government Office. This privately operated reference resource cannot obtain official criminal histories, correct or remove records, conduct agency checks, or accept an expungement filing. Those services must come from the responsible government office.

Need an Official Record?

Use the record type to choose the correct Taos County or New Mexico office:

  • Arrest and sheriff reports: contact the Taos County IPRA Records Custodian, 105 Albright Street, Suite D, Taos, NM 87571, (575) 737-6380; county office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • Booking and detention records: call the Adult Detention Center booking line at (575) 737-3801 or submit a focused county IPRA request
  • Felony court files: use criminal court case records or contact Eighth Judicial District Court, 105 Albright Street, Suite N, Taos, NM 87571, at (575) 758-3173; published clerk hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Misdemeanor files: contact Taos Magistrate Court I and II, 105 Albright Street, Suite M, Taos, NM 87571, at (575) 758-4030; call the clerk to confirm current counter hours
  • Personal New Mexico criminal history: use the notarized authorization process through the New Mexico Department of Public Safety Law Enforcement Records Bureau
  • Expungement: file with the Eighth Judicial District Court and follow DPS Expungement Unit instructions after an order is entered

The Taos County Sheriff's Office is at 226 Cruz Alta Road, Taos, NM 87571, (575) 737-6480. Its public page lists 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, closed noon to 1:00 p.m.; call first because another county directory lists longer hours.