Search Los Alamos County Records
The main statewide path is New Mexico Case Lookup. It is free after the user accepts the judiciary disclaimer and covers electronic court records from District, Magistrate, Metropolitan, and Municipal courts. For Los Alamos County, that makes it the starting point for many District Court, Magistrate Court, and Municipal Court case files. The portal supports name, case number, driver license, date of birth, court type, court location, case category, filing date, hearing date, and result-count filters.
Not every Los Alamos County Court record is in that portal. Recorded documents, marriage records, probate cases, government documents, and land records use the County Clerk online records search or Eagle Recorder portal. Judiciary records that are not visible online can go through the First Judicial District Court Clerk public-records email. County-held records can go through the county IPRA custodian. This custodian split is the core local rule.
- Start with the court level or record type, not just the person's name.
- Use Case Lookup for District, Magistrate, and Municipal case records.
- Use the County Clerk portal for recorded documents, marriage records, probate files, and county records.
- Contact the court clerk or County Clerk when certification, older records, or copies are needed.
- Use IPRA or LAPD Records for county and police records that are not published online.
The official New Mexico Case Lookup portal is shown below because it is the main online entry point for Los Alamos County Court case records.
The portal is broad, but it still sends users back to the court that heard the case when displayed information needs correction.
Los Alamos County Courts
Los Alamos County is in New Mexico's First Judicial District with Rio Arriba and Santa Fe counties. District Court is the general-jurisdiction trial court. It handles felony criminal files, divorce, domestic relations, civil matters beyond lower-court limits, juvenile matters, contested probate, trust matters, lower-court appeals, and other case types assigned to District Court. Magistrate Court handles limited civil cases, landlord-tenant cases, misdemeanor and DWI matters, other traffic violations, and felony preliminary hearings.
Municipal Court is a limited-jurisdiction court for Los Alamos ordinance, traffic, DWI, animal-control, and petty misdemeanor matters. Probate Court is a county-level court for informal probate. The County Clerk is not the main court case clerk for District Court criminal or civil files, but the County Clerk is central for recorded documents, marriage records, probate records, council records, elections, and county records. Court users often need more than one office because Los Alamos has a split records structure.
Case flow: Municipal or Magistrate Court › District Court › New Mexico Court of Appeals › New Mexico Supreme Court
| Court or Office | Local Role | Common Records |
|---|---|---|
| District Court | General-jurisdiction trial court | Felony, divorce, civil, juvenile, contested probate, appeals |
| Magistrate Court | Limited-jurisdiction court | Misdemeanor, DWI, traffic, landlord-tenant, civil up to $10,000 |
| Municipal Court | Local ordinance court | Traffic, DWI, animal-control, petty misdemeanor, county code |
| Probate Court | County informal probate court | Informal probate and personal representative appointments |
| County Clerk | County records custodian | Recorded documents, marriage, probate records, government documents |
The First Judicial District landing page is an official source for the district serving Los Alamos County.
That district source is the best judiciary starting point for court locations, docket pages, fee pages, forms, and official court announcements.
Los Alamos County Courthouses
The main court cluster is near Trinity Drive. Los Alamos County District Court and Los Alamos County Magistrate Court share the 2500 Trinity Drive, Suite D address. Municipal Court is nearby at 2500 Trinity Drive, Suite C. The County Clerk and Probate Court operate from the Municipal Building at 1000 Central Avenue, Suite 240. Police and detention operations are tied to the police and court complex area, but detention records have their own police records and detention contact path.
District and Magistrate Court
2500 Trinity Drive, Suite D
Los Alamos, NM 87544
District: 505-455-8250
Magistrate: 505-662-2727
Municipal Court
2500 Trinity Drive, Suite C
Los Alamos, NM 87544
505-662-8025
County Clerk and Probate
1000 Central Avenue, Suite 240
Los Alamos, NM 87544
505-662-8010
The official First Judicial District contacts page lists Los Alamos court addresses, phones, filing emails, and remote-access notes.
Those contact details are important because District Court, Magistrate Court, and court clerk records do not all route through the same counter.
Los Alamos County Dockets
The First Judicial District publishes separate Los Alamos County District Court and Magistrate Court docket pages. Both docket pages state that hearings scheduled for the current day plus six future days are available. The pages also state that hearing details may contain omissions and that the court makes no warranty about the information. If a hearing cannot be found, the court directs users to contact the court.
Case Lookup can also be searched by hearing date or filing date. That is useful when a docket page only shows a short future window but the user needs an older case event. A docket is a chronological event list or calendar entry. It is not the same as a full case record, which may include motions, pleadings, orders, exhibits, judgments, and certified copies. For a focused hearing-schedule workflow, use the Los Alamos County court dockets page.
Los Alamos County Record Types
Court record type controls the search path. Criminal records may show charges, pleas, docket entries, orders, sentencing, fines, and warrants. Civil records may include tort, contract, real property, name change, restraining order, administrative appeal, and landlord-tenant matters. Family and divorce records are District Court files, not County Clerk marriage records. Probate can be informal in Probate Court or formal, contested, heirship, or trust-based in District Court.
Marriage records, recorded documents, land records, death records, government documents, and many probate records are in the County Clerk's online records search. Traffic court records may be Municipal Court or Magistrate Court records, while a state driver record is a separate motor vehicle file. Juvenile and mental-health court files have public access limits. Protective orders and restraining orders may be public in part but can include redactions or restrictions.
| Record Type | Likely Custodian |
|---|---|
| Felony criminal case | District Court and First Judicial District Court Clerk |
| Misdemeanor or DWI case | Magistrate Court or Municipal Court, based on venue |
| Divorce case | First Judicial District Court Clerk |
| Marriage certificate | Los Alamos County Clerk |
| Informal probate | Probate Court and County Clerk records |
| Police or detention record | LAPD Records or county IPRA custodian |
County Clerk Record Search
The Los Alamos County Clerk is a separate records office from the District Court Clerk channel. The current County Clerk is Michael D. Redondo. The office records, indexes, archives, and retrieves permanent records. The county research states that the clerk's database has more than 130,000 electronic public record documents and that the office provides daily public retrieval help. The County Clerk also issues, records, and maintains marriage licenses, acts as Clerk of the Probate Court, and keeps Probate Court records.
The official Los Alamos County Clerk page explains the clerk's records, recording, marriage, probate, council, and election duties.
The County Clerk page is essential when the requested record is not a court case file, especially for marriage, probate, recorded land, and county government documents.
The County Clerk online records search page points users to recorded documents, probate, marriage, government documents, and Fraud Notify.
That portal is CAPTCHA-gated after a disclaimer, so the research captured the access point rather than a full field inventory behind the gate.
Los Alamos County Public Access
New Mexico's Inspection of Public Records Act gives a right to inspect public records unless an exception applies. Written request procedures under Section 14-2-8 control agency response duties. Section 14-2-1.2 covers law-enforcement records and redaction of nonpublic information. Case Lookup cites Section 14-3-15.1 for computer databases and bars attempts to download multiple records per transaction. Juvenile records are restricted under Section 32A-2-32. Criminal expungement is handled through Sections 29-3A-1 through 29-3A-7.
Los Alamos County's IPRA page lists the designated custodian at the Municipal Building, 1000 Central Ave., Suite 190, Room 188. Window hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The phone is 505-663-1891, and the inspection email is inspect-records@losalamosnm.gov. The county asks requesters to be specific and provide enough detail to retrieve matching records. There is no charge to inspect a public record, but copying charges apply when copies are requested.
Key access rule: Court files, county records, police records, and clerk records may all be public, but they do not share one custodian.
The county's Inspection of Public Records page is the official local IPRA instruction source.
IPRA is a fallback for county-held records, while judiciary case files should be requested through the court system when the court is the custodian.
Restricted Los Alamos County Records
Restricted records include juvenile files, sealed cases, expunged criminal and arrest records, mental-health proceedings, adoption material, protected identifiers, and some law-enforcement information. New Mexico law treats juvenile records pertaining to a child, including detention, behavioral-health, diagnostic, psychiatric, medical, and supervision records, as confidential. Expungement limits public release after a qualifying court order. Sealed records are removed from ordinary public access.
Public search results can also be incomplete for non-confidential reasons. A hearing may be outside the posted docket range. A County Clerk portal may be behind a CAPTCHA. A Municipal Court matter may need direct court contact. A federal case will not appear in state Case Lookup. Absence from an online database is not proof that the record does not exist.
Criminal and Warrant Records
Criminal court records in Los Alamos County may appear in District Court, Magistrate Court, or Municipal Court depending on the level of charge and the venue. District Court handles felony cases and criminal appeals. Magistrate Court handles misdemeanor, DWI, other traffic violations, and felony preliminary hearings. Municipal Court handles petty misdemeanors, ordinance cases, traffic, animal-control, and DWI matters. The First Judicial District Attorney prosecutes state criminal charges for Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, and Santa Fe counties.
Warrant information is more limited. The research did not locate a public county active warrant database. Los Alamos Municipal Court says people who think they may have an outstanding Municipal Court bench warrant should contact the court. If the warrant is for failure to pay fines, the court page says payment of outstanding fines plus a bench warrant fee may be an option. District and Magistrate warrant-related activity may appear in Case Lookup or require direct court contact.
Municipal Traffic Cases
Los Alamos Municipal Court is important for traffic and local code matters. It handles traffic, DWI, animal-control, petty misdemeanor, and Municipal Code violations. The court page explains arraignment pleas, including guilty, no contest, not guilty, and not guilty by reason of insanity. It also describes waiver of appearance for defendants who want to plead not guilty before arraignment, defensive driving when ordered by the judge, and indigence applications through the probation department.
The Municipal Court page also includes a local scam warning. The court says it does not send texts or make phone calls demanding payment and does not accept gift cards, cryptocurrency, or wire transfers as payment. That warning is useful for anyone checking a traffic citation, bench warrant, or payment status.
The official Los Alamos Municipal Court page is the local source for traffic, DWI, warrant, plea, payment, and scam-warning information.
Municipal Court records can overlap with Case Lookup, but direct court contact remains important for warrant options and payment questions.
Los Alamos Sheriff and Jail
The Los Alamos Sheriff is Jason Wardlow-Herrera. The sheriff page routes civil process to the Los Alamos Police Department Records Division rather than presenting the sheriff as the jail operator. The Los Alamos Police Department Detention Center manages intake, care, containment, transportation, and release of inmates. The county site did not publish a public online jail roster in the inspected sources. Detention Control at 505-662-8235 is the direct local channel for housing and visitation scheduling questions.
VINE is linked for custody notifications. The New Mexico Corrections Department offender search is useful for state prison, probation, or parole records, but the NMCD page says NMCD does not have jurisdiction over county or city detention facilities. Sheriff materials also point to OffenderWatch sex offender search and app access for citizens of Los Alamos County.
Los Alamos Court Fees
Fees depend on the office and action. The County Clerk records a document up to 10 index entries for $25, with another $25 for each additional 10 index entries. Military discharge or DD214 recording is free. A New Mexico marriage license is $55 beginning June 20, 2025, and certified marriage certificate copies are $2.50. Probate Court lists a $30 informal probate docket fee, $0.50 certification of filed documents, and $0.10 per page for court copies.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| District civil or probate case | $132.00 |
| District domestic case | $137.00 |
| Magistrate criminal appeal | $35.00 |
| Municipal appeal | $20.00 |
| Six-person jury demand | $150/day |
| Twelve-person jury demand | $300/day |
Statewide Court Record Portals
New Mexico has more than one official statewide court access path. New Mexico Case Lookup is the free public search path for individual electronic court records. re:SearchNM is a statewide Tyler portal that advertises the ability to search all 33 New Mexico counties at once and functions as a separate official channel, generally for registered or subscription-style access. The New Mexico Courts public-access directory also provides entry points for court access pages, including courts serving Los Alamos County.
The official New Mexico Courts public access page is one statewide court access directory.
That public access page helps users distinguish statewide court access from county clerk records and local IPRA channels.
The official re:SearchNM portal is a separate statewide court-record access option.
re:SearchNM should be treated as a court-record channel, not as the County Clerk's recorded-document portal.
Los Alamos Court FAQs
Where do Los Alamos County court records start? Most District, Magistrate, and Municipal case records start with New Mexico Case Lookup. County Clerk records, marriage records, recorded documents, and many probate records start with the County Clerk.
Does Los Alamos County publish all dockets online? The First Judicial District publishes District Court and Magistrate Court hearing schedules for the current day plus six future days. Missing hearings should be checked with the court.
Are divorce records at the County Clerk? No. The county marriage page states that divorce records are filed in First Judicial District Court, with records located through the court clerk channel.
Is there a public jail roster? The inspected county sources did not show a public jail roster. Detention Control, VINE, NMCD for state offenders, and LAPD Records or IPRA are the supported channels.
Can sealed or juvenile records be searched? Ordinary public search should not be expected to reveal sealed, expunged, juvenile, or mental-health records. Access depends on statute, rule, and court order.