Los Alamos County Court Clerk Channel
The primary clerk for Los Alamos County court case records is the District Court Clerk / Court Clerk's Office channel used by the First Judicial District. The court clerk supports District Court case filings, public records requests for judiciary records, and case-copy questions. Los Alamos County District Court sits at 2500 Trinity Drive, Suite D, Los Alamos, NM 87544, but the Court Clerk's Office address listed in the research is 225 Montezuma Ave., Santa Fe, NM 87501. The main phone is 505-455-8250, the fax for case filings is 505-455-8280, and court public-records requests use sfedrequests@nmcourts.gov.
The court clerk channel is not the same as the Los Alamos County Clerk. The County Clerk records deeds, mortgages, marriage certificates, probate filings, County Council documents, and other county-held records. Court case records should start with New Mexico Case Lookup, the First Judicial District Court Clerk, or the correct court where the case was heard. County-held records should go through the Los Alamos County Clerk, Eagle Recorder, or county IPRA channel.
Court Clerk's Office
225 Montezuma Ave.
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505-455-8250
Fax filing: 505-455-8280
Email for public records: sfedrequests@nmcourts.gov
Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Los Alamos County Split Clerk Records
Los Alamos County has a practical split-clerk system. The District Court Clerk / Court Clerk's Office maintains court case records for District Court matters such as felony cases, divorce, domestic relations, civil matters beyond lower-court jurisdiction, juvenile matters, contested probate, formal probate, and appeals. Magistrate and Municipal Court records may require the court that heard the matter. County Clerk records are different. They include recorded documents, marriage records, probate filings held by the County Clerk, government documents, land records, Fraud Notify registrations, and county IPRA channels.
| Need | Starting Office | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| District Court case file or divorce case | District Court Clerk / Court Clerk's Office | New Mexico Case Lookup, sfedrequests@nmcourts.gov, or 505-455-8250 |
| Recorded deed, mortgage, lien, marriage, or probate filing | County Clerk | Eagle Recorder, clerks@losalamosnm.gov, or 505-662-8010 |
| County public record not in a court file | County IPRA Custodian | inspect-records@losalamosnm.gov or 505-663-1891 |
| Police report or civil process record | LAPD Records | police-records@lacnm.us or 505-663-1741 |
The manifest capture for Eagle Recorder Self-Service shows the county clerk records portal, which is not the District Court case-record portal.
That county portal is useful for recorded documents, marriage records, and probate filings, while court cases still belong to the judiciary record path.
Los Alamos County Court Clerk Duties
The District Court Clerk / Court Clerk's Office supports the court case record from filing through disposition. Los Alamos County District Court filings can be filed in Santa Fe, through fax filing, or through sfedfilings@nmcourts.gov. Court public records requests use sfedrequests@nmcourts.gov. Case lookup may begin online, but the clerk remains the route for certified copies, non-online records, corrections to displayed case information, and questions about filed case documents.
- Accept and process District Court filings for Los Alamos County matters.
- Maintain case records for civil, criminal, domestic, probate-related, juvenile, and appeal matters heard in District Court.
- Route public records requests for judiciary records through the court public-records email.
- Provide case-copy and certification support when online viewing is not enough.
- Coordinate filing channels by counter, fax filing, and email filing where allowed.
Note: County records, police records, and court case records have different custodians even when the same event creates more than one record.
Request Los Alamos County Court Copies
Certified court copies are used when a person needs an official court document rather than a simple online view. Common examples include a divorce decree, judgment, order, disposition, or filed pleading. The research does not provide a court-copy form field inventory for District Court, so requests should be specific and include enough detail for the court clerk to find the record. If the case is searchable online, gather the case number first from New Mexico Case Lookup.
- Search New Mexico Case Lookup by name or case number and confirm that the case is a Los Alamos County District Court matter.
- Write down the full case number, party names, case type, and the document needed.
- Email the court public-records request channel or call the Court Clerk's Office before travel.
- Ask whether the copy can be certified, whether a fee applies, and whether pickup, mail, fax, or email delivery is allowed.
- Use the County Clerk instead if the record is a marriage certificate, land record, recorded probate filing, or county government document.
Los Alamos County Clerk Request Fields
Court-record requests and county IPRA requests ask for different fields, but both work best when the request is specific. For court case copies, the key fields are case number, parties, document type, and court. For county-held public records, the IPRA form asks for the requester's name, address, record description, phone number if staff have questions, and signature. The table shows the researched fields most likely to matter when a request must be routed correctly.
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Case number | For court copies when known | Use New Mexico Case Lookup to find the full number. |
| Party names | Yes | Needed for case records and county record searches. |
| Document type | Yes | Examples include decree, order, judgment, filing, certificate, or recorded document. |
| Record(s) sought | Yes for IPRA | County asks requesters to provide as much detail as possible. |
| Requester name and address | Yes for IPRA form | County IPRA page says the form asks for name and address. |
| Signature | Yes for IPRA form | The form page says requests may be made by completing, signing, and submitting the form. |
Los Alamos County Court Clerk Fees
The researched fee table includes District Court filing fees and related court costs, plus county recording fees that belong to the County Clerk. For the primary District Court Clerk / Court Clerk's Office page, the court filing fees are most relevant. Copy and certification fees for a specific court document should be confirmed with the Court Clerk's Office because the research did not provide a court certified-copy amount for every document type.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| District civil/probate case | $132.00 |
| District domestic case | $137.00 |
| Magistrate criminal appeal | $35.00 |
| Municipal appeal | $20.00 |
| Jury demand, six-person | $150/day |
| Jury demand, twelve-person | $300/day |
Los Alamos County Records Boundaries
The County Clerk recording and filing page is a county records source, not the court clerk filing channel. It covers recorded documents and recording fees. That distinction matters for someone trying to order a case copy because a recorded lien or deed may be searchable in Eagle Recorder, while a filed court order or divorce decree belongs with the court clerk.
The recording page is still useful because some court users need both a court order and a later recorded document, such as a lien release or real-estate filing.
The LAPD Records division page is another distinct custodian for police records, fingerprinting, and civil-process routing noted in the research.
That records division does not replace the court clerk, but it may be the correct source when a police report or civil-process record is needed with a case file.