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Questions about official Lincoln County criminal records belong with the government office that holds the file. The contacts below route arrest reports and custody questions to the Sheriff, felony and misdemeanor case requests to the proper court, and fingerprint-linked self-history requests to New Mexico's state repository.

This Is Not a Government Office. This private reference resource cannot retrieve an official record, perform a background check, correct or remove an entry, or receive an expungement filing. The responsible public office must handle each task.

Need an Official Record?

Use the custodian that matches the Lincoln County record:

  • Arrest and Sheriff-held reports: Lincoln County Sheriff, P.O. Box 278, Carrizozo, NM 88301; 575-648-2341 or 800-687-2419; mwood@lincolncountynm.gov; office hours not published
  • County public-records requests: send the completed Lincoln County IPRA form to publicrecordsrequest@lincolncountynm.gov
  • Felony case files: Lincoln County District Court, 300 Central Avenue, P.O. Box 725, Carrizozo, NM 88301; 575-648-2432, extensions 100, 102, or 103; 12thdistrictresearch@nmcourts.gov; Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Carrizozo misdemeanor and first-appearance files: Carrizozo Magistrate Court, 300 Central Avenue, Carrizozo, NM 88301; 575-648-2389 or 575-648-2380; call to confirm counter hours
  • Ruidoso Magistrate files: Ruidoso Magistrate Court, 101 Service Road, Ruidoso, NM 88345; 575-378-7022; ruimadmin@nmcourts.gov; Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • City police reports: contact the Ruidoso, Ruidoso Downs, or Capitan department that wrote the report
  • State repository self-history: use the New Mexico Department of Public Safety Law Enforcement Records Bureau's notarized release process

The Sheriff has not published a separate records division address or walk-in schedule. Call before travel. Current detention questions route to Lincoln County Detention Center, 200 Airport Road, Carrizozo, NM 88301, at 575-648-6510.