New Mexico, Rio Arriba County
Where Espanola's records are kept. Court and property records for Espanola sit with Rio Arriba County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of New Mexico.
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Espanola relies on Rio Arriba County and the State of New Mexico for its public records. The cards below are the New Mexico state offices, and the Rio Arriba County offices are on our Rio Arriba County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
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City of Española, with the clerk records, meeting minutes and permit information the local government publishes.
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405 Paseo de Oñate Española, NM 87532 505-747-6070
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1316-B Calle Adelante Española, NM 87532 505-747-6002
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7 more Espanola sources not listed above.
Local record guide
What we hold on Espanola, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Look to Rio Arriba County for records about Espanola. The Rio Arriba County offices are in Tierra Amarilla, the county seat. See our Rio Arriba County page for every county office.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 33 investigations with a Espanola address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $199,542 in back wages agreed for 345 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akal Security, Inc. | 22 | $207,906 | 297 |
| Espanola Public Schools-District #55 | 2 | $57,938 | 73 |
| Champions Legacy, LLC | 1 | $31,966 | 5 |
| Sparks Industrial Services LLC | 1 | $11,695 | 3 |
| Hoy Recovery Program Inc. | 1 | $10,392 | 37 |
| Roshni Inc. | 2 | $1,359 | 5 |
| Las Cumbres Community Services, Inc. | 1 | $327 | 5 |
| The Trio Montessori Preschool | 1 | $229 | 2 |
| Family Learning Center, Inc. | 1 | $75 | 2 |
| Mariscos La Playa, Inc. | 1 | $53 | 2 |
| AKAL Secruity, Inc. | 1 | $33 | 1 |
| Sundown Commerce, LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| City of Espanola | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Creative Kids Childcare Center LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Rock Christian Fellowship | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Rio Arriba County | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Moderna Restruant Management | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Espanola Public Schools | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Espanola, by back wages agreed; 6 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The New Mexico wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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