This is a private reference site, not a Taos County office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a detainee, post bond, change a court date, or retrieve an official booking record. Use the official contact points below for custody, records, dispatch, court, or prosecution questions.
Where to Route a Taos County Jail or Court Question
Taos County keeps several public-safety offices close to the Albright Street county complex, but each one has a different job. For a current jail booking, start with the detention booking line. For documents, use the county records custodian or NextRequest under New Mexico IPRA. For formal charges and hearings, use the courts or prosecutor instead of the jail.
| Office | Contact | Use For |
|---|---|---|
| Taos County Adult Detention Center Booking | 105 Albright Street, Suite O, Taos, NM 87571 575-737-3800 |
Current county jail custody, booking confirmation, release or transfer questions available by phone. |
| Taos County Records Custodian | Anna Martinez, 105 Albright Street, Suite D, Taos, NM 87571 575-737-6380; fax 575-737-6390 anna.martinez@taoscounty.org Taos County NextRequest |
Written IPRA requests for booking records, jail records, booking photos, release records, or county-held reports unless protected by law. |
| Taos County Sheriff's Office | 226 Cruz Alta Road, Taos, NM 87571 575-737-6480; fax 575-751-3809 Published office hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., closed noon-1 p.m. |
Sheriff administration, deputy-related questions, public-safety concerns, and non-jail administrative routing. |
| Taos Central Dispatch | 105 Albright Street, Suite S, Taos, NM 87571 575-758-3361 main 575-758-2216 or 575-758-2217 non-emergency 911 emergency |
Emergency and non-emergency police, fire, medical, animal-control, and public-safety dispatch routing. The directory also lists records/warrants contact support. |
| Taos Pueblo Public Safety | 1075 Veterans Highway, Taos, NM 87571 575-758-8626 Taos Pueblo CMS 575-758-2217 dispatch non-emergency |
Taos Pueblo police or tribal holding-facility questions, especially when the arresting agency is Taos Pueblo Public Safety. |
| Town of Taos Municipal Court | 115 Civic Plaza Drive, Taos, NM 575-737-2601; fax 575-737-2604 |
Town ordinance, traffic, and lower-level municipal matters after a town case is filed. |
| Eighth Judicial District Court and Case Lookup | Eighth Judicial District Court New Mexico Courts Case Lookup |
State court cases, hearings, filed charges, case numbers, and court records after arrest. |
| Eighth Judicial District Attorney | 105 Albright Street, Suite L, Taos, NM 87571 575-758-8683 |
Prosecutor charging decisions, victim services, diversion, and DA records routing. The office serves Taos, Colfax, and Union counties. |
Use these site pages to narrow the question before calling or filing a request:
- For someone believed to be in the county jail, start with jail inmate records.
- For a booking photo or booking-sheet question, read jail roster mugshots.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest.
- For facility-specific information, use the detention facility pages listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced New Mexico prisoner, use the New Mexico Corrections Department Offender Search, not the county jail.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP Inmate Locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.