How to Request Public Records from Doña Ana County Detention Center (IPRA)
Need records from the Doña Ana County Detention Center? You'll submit a written request under New Mexico's Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA). Here's what to include, where to send it, and what to expect for timelines and fees.
IPRA gives you the right to inspect public records held by Doña Ana County. To get the protections and timelines IPRA provides, put your request in writing and follow the county's requirements.
Required Elements
- ✓ Make it a written request (that’s what triggers the IPRA procedures)
- ✓ Include your name
- ✓ Include your address
- ✓ Include your telephone number
- ✓ Describe the records you want in enough detail that the records custodian can identify and locate them
Doña Ana County accepts IPRA requests online through its IPRA portal (RecordBook) on the county website. This is often the easiest way to submit - your request goes straight to the records custodian.
Prefer paper? Mail or hand-deliver your request to: Doña Ana County IPRA Custodian, 845 N. Motel Blvd., Box #17, Las Cruces, NM 88007.
Once the records custodian receives your written request, the county must let you inspect the records immediately or as soon as practicable - but no later than 15 calendar days from receipt.
Note: If inspection isn’t permitted within three business days, you should receive a written response explaining when the records will be available for inspection or when the public body will respond to your request.
Standard copies cost $1.00 per single-sided page for pages up to 11 x 17 inches.
Checklist
- ✓ Write out your request and include your name, address, and telephone number
- ✓ Describe the records clearly and specifically so they can be identified and located
- ✓ Choose your submission method: the county’s online IPRA portal (RecordBook) or mail/hand-delivery
- ✓ If mailing or hand-delivering, use: Doña Ana County IPRA Custodian, 845 N. Motel Blvd., Box #17, Las Cruces, NM 88007
- ✓ Keep a copy of what you submitted (and the date you sent it)
- Record your submission date - the IPRA timeline runs from when the records custodian receives your written request.
- Watch the three-business-day mark - if inspection isn’t permitted within three business days, you should get a written response explaining when the records will be available or when the public body will respond.
- Track the 15-calendar-day deadline - inspection must be permitted immediately or as soon as practicable, but no later than 15 calendar days after receipt.
- Follow up in writing if time passes - reply to your original request (or resend it) and reference the date submitted so your follow-up stays tied to the IPRA timelines.
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