New Mexico, Taos County
Where Red River's records are kept. The Town of Red River has its own town government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Red River's own offices, along with the Taos County and State of New Mexico offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
Town of Red River government site with news, a town calendar, council agendas and minutes, town forms, online payments, job openings and a projects directory, mailing address P.O. Box 1020.
Open official site Town of Red RiverCounty court
The U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico serves the whole state from Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Roswell and Santa Fe. Its civil and criminal case files are found through PACER.
Open official site New Mexico Federal CasesCounty court
See current electronic court records from all New Mexico Courts.
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New Mexico Court Records Lookup, NM Court Case Search, with the court location, contacts and the case records this court keeps for Red River Town, New Mexico.
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The New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department runs the state's unclaimed property program, where owners search for money held in their name and file a claim.
Open official site New Mexico Unclaimed PropertyPolice & jail
Search for offenders arrested, convicted and serving in New Mexico Corrections.
Open official site New Mexico Current PrisonersPolice & jail
It is the mission of the Taos County Sheriff's Office to provide professional, responsive, and caring law enforcement services to the residents, visitors and businesses of Taos County.
Open official site Taos County Sheriff's OfficeState records
Business entity search of active and inactive corporations, or LLC by name from the New Mexico Office of the Secretary of State.
Open official site New Mexico Business & Corporation SearchState records
Request a copy of a New Mexico State Police crash report, get fingerprint background checks, file a public records request, and find concealed carry license contacts and state crime reports.
Open official site New Mexico DPS Law Enforcement Records BureauState records
Verify professional and facility licenses issued by the State of New Mexico.
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Request a copy of recorded documents from individual county clerks.
Open official site New Mexico Records ClerksEverything else, organized
Local record guide
Local profile
The Town of Red River, a place of 542 people, is in Taos County, whose county seat is Taos. Court and property records sit with Taos County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of New Mexico. Red River's own offices are in the cards above, and our Taos County page lists each county office.
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Inspecting records is free under the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act, and copies may cost up to $1 a page. New Mexico Case Lookup is free with no registration, a certified New Mexico birth certificate costs $10 and a death certificate $5 by mail, and county clerks charge set fees for deed copies.
Ask the Red River police department for incident and accident reports if the town has its own force; otherwise the Taos County Sheriff's Office keeps reports for the area. Crashes worked by the New Mexico State Police are requested from the Department of Public Safety Law Enforcement Records Bureau.
Cases filed in Taos County are heard by the district and magistrate courts for the county. New Mexico Case Lookup on nmcourts.gov is free and needs no registration, and re:SearchNM adds document access.
Deeds, mortgages and leases are recorded by the Taos County Clerk. The Taos County Assessor sets property values, and the Taos County Treasurer mails tax bills and collects payments.
New Mexico birth and death certificates are issued by the Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, by mail, online or through VitalChek, with a birth certificate $10 and a death certificate $5. Marriage records are kept by the county clerk where the license was issued.
New Mexico's central repository at the Department of Public Safety releases criminal history through background check requests with the person's fingerprints or consent, not open name searches. New Mexico Case Lookup shows criminal court cases by name free.
New Mexico custodians must allow inspection immediately or as soon as practicable, and no later than 15 calendar days, under the Inspection of Public Records Act, NMSA 14-2-8.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.