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Colfax County Background Information

Colfax County is situated in New Mexico. A local census found that Colfax County had 12,387 inhabitants in 2020. Raton is the current county seat in Colfax County.

It was formed in 1869.

It was named for Schuyler ColFax: (1823-1885), seventeenth Vice President of the United States under U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant.

Colfax County Arrest Records

Arrest records are kept on each and every crime in Colfax County. Every single crime in Colfax County is split up into two sections in the crime report. The groups in question are violent crime and property crime. Property crimes can include things such as burglary, vehicle theft, and larceny. Robbery, aggravated assault, murder, and forcible rape make up the four main violent crime categorizations. Colfax County had 4 violent and 20 property crimes back in 2021. Colfax County Sheriff’s Office can be contacted at:

Colfax County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff: Leonard M. Baca
1413 South 2nd Street
Raton, NM 87740
Hours:
8:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday and Tuesday
8:00 am to 12:00 pm on Wednesday
Phone: (575) 445-5561
Fax: (575) 445-2988
Email: colfaxsheriff@co.colfax.nm.us

Colfax County Criminal Records

Colfax County records their criminal activity in the form of criminal records. These records cover murders, rapes, burglaries, arson, motor vehicle theft, assaults, and crimes of a sexual nature. In Colfax County and across the whole state of New Mexico, the authorities are required to keep an updated list of all criminal records. In order to get access to the records in question, Colfax County residents can use a search tool. Anyone on release or in jail can be searched for using the tool. The Colfax County sex offender register is updated constantly. Every single offender living, working, attending school, or imprisoned in the Colfax County area must be on this list. This up-to-date register is then made available to the public, as is the fundamental right of anyone living in Colfax County.

Local offenders are found by citizens of Colfax County by using online searches. Residents give a zip code and decide the radius of their search. All Colfax County offenders within the given coordinates will then be revealed. People may also use the tool to search for specific offenders. These include any jailed or non-compliant offenders in Colfax County.

Colfax County Court Records

The county courthouse is in charge of the courts in Colfax County. All Colfax County court records are managed by the court clerk. Colfax County residents can access court records at:

Colfax County Courthouse
1413 South Second Street
Raton, NM 87740
Phone: (575) 445-5585
Fax: (575) 445-2626

The Court of Appeals of New Mexico holds power to analyze all contested cases across the state. These lower courts often refer to one of the 33 superior or trial courts found across New Mexico’s 33 counties, including Colfax County.

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Colfax County Public Records

The state keeps vital records on each individual member of the public in New Mexico, including Colfax County. All important life events are recorded in these records. These records can include vital records on divorces, marriages, births, deaths, and more. These document files are sometimes amassed by individual counties, such as Colfax County. These counties, such as Colfax County, are usually put in charge of acquiring records and sending copies to the state government.

In New Mexico, marriage records are currently collected by every individual county clerk. These records are stored at the New Mexico Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics. The files that Colfax County would have compiled on these life events consist of birth certificates, death certificates, divorce decrees, marriage licenses, divorce certificates, marriage certificates, and more. Colfax County records are located in a central registry, along with all other vital records. These records can then be used for statistical analysis.

Colfax County residents can access and copy all public records. Colfax County residents have the right to access these files since New Mexico passed the Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA) in 1978. Citizens of Colfax County can obtain public records in-person at:

Colfax County Clerk’s Office
Clerk: Rayetta M. Trujillo
P.O Box 159, 230 North 3rd St.,
Raton, NM 87740
Phone: (575) 445-5551
Fax: (575) 445-4031
Email: rtrujillo@co.colfax.nm.us

NOTE - To get records, Colfax County requesters must follow several rules. A requester must visit between 7:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. from Monday to Thursday PST to get hold of records in-person in Colfax County. Photo ID is needed to obtain records in Colfax County. State IDs and driver's licenses will do just fine. Only public record applications put in writing will be accepted in Colfax County.