Otero County, NM Arrests, Mugshots & Jail Records

The Otero County Sheriff's Office manages official records of arrests made by its Deputies. Anyone who desires to inspect or obtain these records may contact or visit the office at:

Sheriff's Office

3208 N. White Sands Boulevard

Alamogordo, NM 88310

Phone: (575) 443-2935

To obtain arrest records in Otero County, you may request them from the Records Division of the police department that made the arrest. You may visit the arresting agency in person, where the custodian will provide the requested records, or submit your request online through the public records portals available on the agency's website. When making the request, you may provide details about the incident and pay the applicable fees.

Police Departments in Otero County include:

• Alamogordo Police Department
• Tularosa Police Department
• Cloudcroft Police Department

The New Mexico Department of Public Safety (NMDPS) maintains criminal history records containing arrest information on persons arrested in Otero County for felony, misdemeanor, and other arrestable offenses.

Interested persons may obtain adult arrest record information by submitting a completed and notarized request form along with a $15 fee (per record check) by mail to:

Department Of Public Safety

Attn: Records

P.O. Box 1628

Santa Fe, NM 87504-1628

Applicants can pay the Department of Public Safety via money order or cashier's check.

Additionally, fingerprint-based criminal history records may be obtained by submitting the fingerprints to the DPS electronically. The NMDPS also processes fingerprint-based records at:

4491 Cerrillos Road

Santa Fe, NM 87507

Phone: (505) 827-9181

The office is open to the public from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays. The DPS charges $9 for fingerprint processing, which includes the first two fingerprint cards, and $2.50 for each additional card.

The Otero County District Court maintains case records of criminal matters involving defendants who were arrested and formally charged at the court. The court is part of New Mexico's Twelfth Judicial District.

The public may obtain copies of these records containing arrest information by submitting a filled records request form at:

1000 New York Avenue

Alamogordo, NM 88310

Phone: (575) 437-7310

Copies of criminal court records cost $0.35 per page, and certified copies cost an additional $1.50 per document. These records are also accessible on the New Mexico State Judiciary Case Lookup portal.

Additionally, Otero County arrest records are accessible through third-party websites such as InfoTracer. Users may easily locate these records using the search options available on these platforms.