De Baca County Warrant RecordsDe Baca County Warrant Records

Use the office that owns the case. De Baca County District Court, Magistrate Court, Fort Sumner Municipal Court, and the Sheriff's Office answer different warrant questions. This page lists verified public contact routes from official directories. It does not provide a private warrant check or accept court payments. Call before traveling because local hours, access rules, and procedures can change.

De Baca County Court Contacts

District Court248 E. Ave. C, Fort Sumner, NM 88119. (575) 355-2896. tenthjdcpublic@nmcourts.gov. PO Box 910.
Magistrate Court282 E. Ave. B, Fort Sumner, NM 88119. (575) 355-7371. fsum-grp@nmcourts.gov. PO Box 24.
Fort Sumner Municipal Court173 E. Avenue C, Fort Sumner, NM 88119. (575) 355-2402. PO Box 180.
Sheriff's Office248 Avenue C, Fort Sumner, NM 88119. (575) 355-7433. PO Box 347. Fax (575) 355-3276.

Use the court named in the case for the legal status and clearing route. Use the sheriff for an agency service question when the court directs it.

Hours and Visit Planning in De Baca County

The current Tenth District contact page lists District Court weekday hours as 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m., while older self-help material gives a different afternoon closing time. Magistrate Court is listed Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with federal holidays closed. Fort Sumner's general Village Hall hours are listed as Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., but municipal-court warrant hours are not separately published. The sheriff directory does not establish a 24-hour surrender or bond counter.

Call ahead to confirm the right counter, current hours, security rules, identity documents, payment method, and whether an appearance can be arranged through counsel. No official source located a local jail lobby, after-hours surrender window, or parking guide.

Which De Baca County Office Answers Which Question

  1. Ask District Court about felony or general-jurisdiction case events, District bench warrants, and court-file copies.
  2. Ask Magistrate Court about county misdemeanor, DWI/DUI, traffic, preliminary-felony, and Magistrate bench-warrant matters.
  3. Ask Fort Sumner Municipal Court about village traffic, petty misdemeanors, DWI/DUI, ordinance, and municipal warrant issues.
  4. Ask the sheriff about law-enforcement service routing or a system confirmation after the issuing court acts.
  5. Use the Judiciary IPRA process for a specific public court record, not for a new countywide roster.

Contact Information and Safety

New Mexico's Supreme Court warns that courts do not call, email, or use a bonding company to demand warrant money. Find the official number independently and do not rely on an urgent message. Have the case number ready, but do not send unnecessary Social Security or other sensitive information by ordinary email.

If an office refers you elsewhere, write down the office, name or title, date, and reason for the referral. A referral from a clerk is more useful than a second guess at which courthouse holds the case.

Contacting This Private Reference

This site is not a court, sheriff, law firm, records custodian, or payment service. It cannot confirm a warrant, change a docket, accept a bond, schedule an appearance, or provide legal advice. For a live matter, use the official offices above. For source corrections about this reference, use the website's publisher contact method if one is provided in the deployment environment; do not send confidential case documents or payment information.