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Questions about an official Eddy County criminal record belong with its government custodian. Court clerks maintain filed cases, local agencies keep police and arrest reports, the detention center holds booking data, and NMDPS manages fingerprint-linked state histories. The contacts below route each request to the office most likely to hold the original material.

This Is Not a Government Office. This private resource cannot retrieve, certify, remove, or correct a record and cannot accept an IPRA request, background-check order, or expungement filing.

Need an Official Record?

Use the office tied to the record rather than sending one broad request to every agency:

  • Felony and district court files: Eddy County District Court, 102 N. Canal St., Suite 240, Carlsbad, NM 88220; 575-885-4740; Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m.
  • Carlsbad-area magistrate cases: Carlsbad Magistrate Court, 1949 S. Canal St., Carlsbad, NM 88220; 575-885-3218; Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Artesia-area magistrate cases: Artesia Magistrate Court, 109 N. 15th St., Artesia, NM 88210; 575-746-2481; Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Sheriff records and registry questions: Eddy County Sheriff's Complex, 1502 Corrales Drive, Carlsbad, NM 88220; 575-887-7551; Monday through Friday, 7 a.m.-6 p.m.
  • Booking and current custody: Eddy County Detention Center, 201 N. Main St., Carlsbad, NM 88220; 575-887-7556; administrative hours Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
  • State criminal-history review: New Mexico Department of Public Safety, Law Enforcement Records Bureau, through its official notarized release process.

County-held records can also begin with the Eddy County Administration Complex, 101 W. Greene St., Carlsbad, NM 88220, 575-887-9511, or the county's official NextRequest channel. Police reports must go to the department that created them.