Eddy County Court Records

Eddy County court records include petitions, pleadings, motions, orders, exhibits, subpoenas, and transcripts. State laws necessitate and regulate their preservation, maintenance, and public dissemination. Court clerks perform all duties related to creating, maintaining, and preserving these records.

Court records are preserved in various formats, including paper, images, and recordings. Among other functions, court records help preserve legal history and aid public access to judicial operations. Eddy County court records constitute New Mexico court records, meaning they can be found on state court record databases.

Are Court Records Public in Eddy County?

Eddy County court records are public under the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA). This act affords citizens the right to obtain and copy court records. Furthermore, state laws obligate court clerks to preserve and retain court records. Court clerks and other custodians of court records are, by the IPRA, mandated to provide reasonable means by which the public can access them. However, the IPRA exempts certain court records from public access. They include:

• Records about the mental or physical health of litigants
• Attorney-client privileged information
• Records exempted by the Confidential Materials Act
• Trade secrets contained in supportive documents filed with court clerks
• Juvenile court case records
• Sealed and expunged records
• Information whose revelation may pose security or safety threats to any individual or organization.

Eddy County Court Records Search

Eddy County court record searches may be achieved online through the state's case lookup website, via mail requests to record custodians, at the court clerk's office, and via third-party websites. Regardless of the search method, the first step to searching for court records is identifying the court where a case was filed and possessing at least a litigant's full name and the case number. Search fees and other requirements vary depending on the search method.

Eddy County Courts

The Eddy County court system comprises district, magistrate, municipal, and probate courts. The District Court is the county's highest court with general jurisdiction. Other courts have distinct jurisdictions over specific cases. See the court directory below for addresses and contact information:

Eddy County District Court
102 North Canal Street
Carlsbad, NM 88220
Phone: (575) 885-4740
Fax: (575) 887-7095

Eddy County Magistrate Court - Division I and II
1949 South Canal Street
Carlsbad, NM 88220
Phone: (575) 885-3218
Fax: (575) 887-3460

Eddy County Magistrate Court - Division III
109 North 15th Street
Artesia, NM 88210
Phone: (575) 746-2481
Fax: (575) 746-6763

Eddy County Probate Court
Eddy County Clerk Building
325 South Main Street
Carlsbad, NM 88220
Phone: (575) 885-4008
Fax: (575) 234-1793

Artesia Municipal Court
3300 West Main Street
Suite A
Artesia, NM 88210
Phone: (575) 746-9401
Fax: (575) 746-9678

Carlsbad Municipal Court
401 South Halagueno Street
Carlsbad, NM 88220
Phone: (575) 885-3363
Fax: (575) 887-4042

Hope Municipal Court
408 2nd Street,
P.O. Box 127
Hope, NM 88250
Phone: (575) 484-3351
Fax: (575) 484-3153

Loving Municipal Court
415 West Cedar Street
P.O. Box 89
Loving, NM 88256
Phone: (575) 745-3574
Fax: (575) 745-1134

Eddy County Criminal Records

Details about individuals convicted of or arrested for criminal charges are filed in criminal records. A person's Eddy County criminal record provides a detailed history of crimes linked to their name, the resulting court proceedings, court dispositions, and, where applicable, sentencing, incarceration, and parole information. Criminal records typically contain Eddy County arrest records and court records.

Eddy County criminal records are not public. They are only accessible to record subjects, specific employers, and law enforcement officers. The Records Department of the Eddy County Sheriff is the primary custodian of the county's criminal records and is responsible for providing them for eligible parties upon request. People can also request documents from the Sheriff's office using the NextRequest portal.

Eddy County Sheriff's Complex
1502 Corrales Drive
Carlsbad, NM 88220
Phone: (575) 887-7551
Fax: (575) 887-9276

Get Eddy County Civil Court Records

Most courthouses in Eddy County have jurisdiction over distinct types of civil cases. Their respective court clerks are the primary custodians of their records. Civil cases arise from legal disputes between two parties seeking resolution or compensation for harm or rights violations. Eddy County civil court records are public and may be obtained from the County Clerk's Office or at the court where the case of interest was filed. To furnish a search, a requester must possess the names of a party in a case. Additional case details like a case number, a litigant's date of birth, an attorney's name, a filing date, and identifying information about case parties can help improve a search.

Case records are available on the New Mexico Courts case lookup platform. Record seekers may search this website using a case party's full name or a case number. Name-based searches on this site require additional information (including a litigant's date of birth, court type and location, and case category). In contrast, a case number is the only requirement for performing a case number search.

Eddy County Marriage Records

The Eddy County Clerk files and preserves marriage records for all licenses issued in its office. Marriage records can be viewed for free on the county clerk's searchable online index. Also, interested parties may visit the clerk's office during business hours to request records. In any case, a record seeker needs the first and last names of the marriage parties and the marriage date to furnish a search.

Eddy County Divorce Records

The county's district court handles divorces in Eddy County. The Eddy County Clerk preserves all related records and processes public records requests. Visit the clerk's office with relevant information about the divorce case, such as the divorcees' names and the date of divorce. Remember to contact the clerk's office ahead of the visit for information about search fees and visitation schedules.

Eddy Birth and Death Records

Under state law, Eddy County birth and death records are restricted access records, meaning that access is limited to record subjects (for birth records), immediate family members, and authorized entities. A person's Eddy County birth certificate becomes public 100 years after the date of birth, while their death certificate becomes public 50 years after the date of death. Both record types are maintained by the New Mexico Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics.

Interested parties can order records by phone, mail, or submit a request in person at the office. To request certificates by mail, complete the birth record application form or death record search form and submit it with a photocopy of a government-issued photo ID and the applicable search fees ($5.00 per death certificate and $10.00 per birth certificate) to

New Mexico Vital Records and Health Statistics
2554 Camino Entrada
P.O. Box 26110
Santa Fe, NM 87502.

In-person requesters must carry a valid ID during their visit to the office. The applicable fees are the same as those for mail-in requests. While death records can only be obtained at the Santa Fe office, birth records are available at the Socorro, Gallup, and Albuquerque Public Health office locations.

Bureau of Vital Records & Health Statistics
2554 Camino Entrada
Santa Fe, NM 87505.

Eddy County Probate Court Records

Legal cases related to probate are heard in the Eddy County Probate Court. The Eddy County Clerk preserves all associated records and assists eligible individuals with obtaining and copying them. Probate records are displayed for public view on the county clerk's online index, although fees are required for copies. Filing dates, party names, death dates (where applicable), and deceased's names are required for searches.

Note that probate case records are disseminated under strict regulations, as many such cases are confidential, including adoption, guardianship, and dependency records. For further inquiries, contact the court at:

Eddy County Probate Court
Eddy County Clerk Building
325 South Main Street
Carlsbad, NM 88220
Phone: (575) 885-4008
Fax: (575) 234-1793

Eddy County Property Records

Property records are official instruments created to retain and preserve general information about real properties. General constituents of property records include deeds, plats, maps, liens, mortgages, leases, and orders. The Eddy County Clerk is the county's primary recorder and custodian of real estate records. The clerk's office also facilitates public access to property records.

An online index exists where interested parties can conduct public property searches and purchase document copies. The allowed search parameters for this site are grantor and grantee names. Records seekers with in-depth information about a property of interest may use the Advanced Search feature on the site. This feature enables researchers to retrieve improved search results when they input additional criteria like grantor and grantee first and last names, book and page number, the document type, and the date range when a document was recorded.

For tax records, the Eddy County Assessor's Office is responsible for recordation and public searches. This office may be contacted at

Eddy County Administration Complex
101 West Greene Street
Suite 319
Carlsbad, NM 88220
Phone: (575) 885-3813
Fax: (575) 887-3331
Email: rhonda@co.eddy.nm.us.

Eddy County Court Records Online

People can search for Eddy County court records using newmexicocourtrecords.us or other similar third-party websites. Many of these websites offer simple interfaces and seamless searches that require a case number or case party's name as search parameters. Although some websites offer free access, most charge fees or a subscription to access detailed court records.

Note that third-party record providers are not affiliated with courts or government agencies. They are created and managed by private companies that collate case information from official sources. Only use third-party lookup resources for research purposes, as the accuracy or completeness of any obtained information will vary. Official case documents can only be obtained from the county clerk's office.