Lea District Court
For felony criminal records and other district-court matters, contact the Lea County District Court Clerk’s Office at 100 N. Love St., Box 1A, Lovington, NM 88260, 575-396-8571. The Fifth District contact page lists public hours of Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m., with no financial transactions after 4:30 p.m. Confirm current hours and routing before travel.
Fifth Judicial District contacts
Magistrate contacts: Eunice, 1008 12th St., 575-394-3368; Hobbs, 2110 N. Alto Drive, 575-397-3621; Lovington, 26 W. Avenue A, 575-396-6677. Jal Magistrate Court is listed as closed and routes questions to Eunice.
Lea County Sheriff Records
The Sheriff’s Office is at 1417 S. Commercial Street, Lovington, NM 88260, with 575-396-3611 for general contact and 575-396-8289 for records. The public-information page lists mail, fax, and email routes for Inspection of Public Records Act requests. Use a specific description, date range, case number if known, and the existing agency record sought.
Email: lcsorecords@leacounty.net. The Sheriff does not publish a public active-warrant roster in the reviewed official sources.
LCDC is at 1401 S. Commercial Street, Lovington, 575-396-8669. Its roster is custody information, not a warrant register. Confirm bond instructions with the court or LCDC.
City Court Routes
Hobbs Municipal Court: 301 N. Turner St., 575-397-9272. Lovington Municipal Court: 100 W. Central Ave., 575-396-4043. Eunice city records: City Hall, 1106 Ave. J, 575-394-2576, with court-records routing through the city. Jal Municipal Court: 575-395-3314. Tatum Municipal Court: 120 W. Broadway, 575-398-8880, courtclerk@townoftatum.org. Verify city hours and addresses before visiting.
Federal Records
Federal warrants are separate. The Roswell division of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico is the geographically relevant federal courthouse route identified in the research. PACER is the official federal docket system. A federal warrant can be sealed or absent from a public docket. Use federal counsel, the clerk, or a verified U.S. Marshals contact.