New Mexico Background Checks

There is no bad time to perform New Mexico background checks when you're curious about somebody's past. It's not a matter of whether or not you trust the individual - what matters is that you're curious, and you want to find that information.

Whenever you need to search for someone in your life, whether it's:

  • Because you have a new love interest you met online.
  • Because you have a new home caretaker for your child.
  • Because you're thinking about offering someone a job.

    • Whatever the reason, these New Mexico background checks give you the chance to make sure that you're making the right decision.

    What is Included?

    You won't find any information that is a significant breach of privacy, such as financial data, etc. The person needs to give you permission to view those clearly private files. What you will get is safety and government collected information, including things like criminal histories, marital statuses, etc.

    You may also get contact information, information gleamed from online portfolios, and more. All of it is collected into one place through public records searches and provided to you when you need it. No one is notified that you completed that search, and you can take that knowledge and use it however you please.

    There is a lot of value to being able to search this way - you no longer have to trust someone's words. You can simply take their name, type it into the search box, and see what comes up. Sometimes it's nothing important. Sometimes it's life changing. The information is already out there for you use, so all you need to do is use it.

    New Mexico Criminal Records

    New Mexico criminal records are maintained and distributed by the New Mexico State Central Repository for Criminal History, which holds offenders’ arrest records for felony and misdemeanor offenses (only for offenses resulting in 6 months or greater jail sentences), as well as DWI offenses. All New Mexico criminal records are based on fingerprint cards taken during arrest and are the source document for all criminal history submissions made by various state law enforcement agencies. The associated AFIS (Automated Fingerprint Identification System) is maintained by the Department of Public Safety.

    Individuals cannot request personal New Mexico criminal records, but can view them in person through personal attorney or other authorized agent. AFIS uses proprietary biometric software to maintain this database, which was instituted in 2007. Livescan stations are now stationed in detention centers throughout New Mexico to further facilitate accurate fingerprinting at the time of arrest and to help maintain accurate criminal history information for each individual.

    The total fee for government agencies requiring a complete New Mexico criminal records check where the request is submitted electronically is $33, while submissions via mail cost $44. Fingerprinting services performed cost government agencies $7.

    To access criminal records by mail do the following:

    For additional information on obtaining New Mexico criminal records, please contact the office at the address or phone number below:

    Department of Public Safety
    4491 Cerrillos Rd.
    Santa Fe, NM 87507
    (505) 827-9181

    Resource Links
    New Mexico Criminal History Records Request

    New Mexico Court Records

    New Mexico court records are available online through a searchable database holding records for the New Mexico District Court, Magistrate Court and Municipal Court, although Municipal Court information only includes criminal domestic violence and DWI convictions from September 1991 and onward. District and Magistrate case records are updated daily, which means any records viewed are as recent as 24 hours prior to the time stamped on the record.

    This database is the result of the statewide court automation project that started in June 1997. Therefore, if you require New Mexico court records before this time period or do not find them online, you need to contact the court directly to obtain these records.

    To search for court records online do the following:

    For additional information on obtaining New Mexico court records, please contact the office at the address or phone number below:

    New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts
    The State of New Mexico
    237 Don Gaspar
    Santa Fe, NM 87501
    (505) 827-4800

    Resource Links
    New Mexico Court Case Lookup

    New Mexico Jail Records

    New Mexico jail records are maintained the New Mexico Department of Correction in conjunction with Victims Services to provide the public and law enforcement access to offender information, including parole and probation statuses. In order to access the online offender locator database, you will need to know the offender’s first and last name or the NMCD number. The NMCD number will give you the most accurate search results.

    Victims Services provides a toll-free number, allowing victims of crimes to call during business hours to find information regarding an inmate’s location, release date, supervision status, or parole information. If you need information after hours, it’s advised you use the online offender locator program.

    To search for jail records online do the following:

    For additional information on locating New Mexico jail records, please contact the New Mexico Department of Corrections at the address or phone number below:

    New Mexico Corrections Department
    Adult Prisons Division
    Victim Services
    P.O. Box 27116
    Santa Fe, NM 87502
    (877) 842-8464

    Resource Links
    New Mexico Offender Information Search

    New Mexico Driving Records

    To obtain New Mexico driving records for other individuals, you must be an authorized business and apply for approval to gain access to the online system New Mexico Interactive. To apply, you must fill out and submit three forms that will prove your business has a legitimate claim to accessing individuals’ New Mexico driving records. This online system allows you to search for driving history records, driver monitoring and search title, registration and lien records. The fee for is $75 and includes 1 year of subscriber access.

    Individuals wishing to check their own New Mexico driving records can use an automated phone system to receive a 3-year driving record. New Mexico driving records will list personal information, as well as any citations, restrictions, speeding tickets, violations, accidents or convictions.

    For additional information on obtaining New Mexico driving records, please contact the office at the address or phone number below:

    New Mexico Interactive
    Attention: Subscriber Services
    1012 Marquez Place, Suite 108B
    Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
    (877) 660-3468

    MVD Automated Driving Record Retrieval System
    (888) 683-4636

    Resource Links
    New Mexico Driving Record Information

    Additional Resources

    New Mexico Sexual Offender Registry
    New Mexico Attorney General