Luna County District Court Clerk
The primary court-case clerk is the Luna County District Court Clerk. That office is the custodian access point for District Court case files in Luna County, including divorce, felony criminal, higher civil, domestic relations, juvenile matters where authorized, contested probate disputes, and other District Court records. The District Court Clerk is different from the elected County Clerk, even though both offices may be called "clerk" in everyday speech.
The District Court Clerk can be reached in person, by phone, by email, or by fax for District Court records and copy questions. Court case records may also be inspected at the courthouse where located or requested through New Mexico Courts public-record channels. Faxes over 10 pages require prior approval from the District Court Clerk, which is a local rule worth checking before sending filings or copy requests.
Luna County District Court Clerk
Office: Luna County Judicial Complex
855 S. Platinum Ave.
Deming, NM 88030
575-546-9611 Ext. 0
demdadmin@nmcourts.gov
Fax: 575-543-1605
Court hours 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; clerk hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The Sixth Judicial District contact source lists the Luna County court office, clerk hours, phone, email, and fax rules used for court-record access.
Those details are the starting point when an online court search does not provide the needed document image or certified copy.
Luna Clerk Channels Split
Luna County has two practical clerk channels. The District Court Clerk handles court case records at the Judicial Complex. The elected County Clerk, Barbara DeLaney, handles county records at 700 S. Silver Ave., Box 7, Deming, NM 88030. This split is central to record searches because court case files and recorded county documents are not held by the same custodian.
- District Court Clerk: District Court case files, divorce records, felony court files, civil case files, contested probate disputes, copies, and older court records.
- County Clerk: deeds, mortgages, agreements, marriage licenses, county records, election administration, and Board of County Commissioners minutes.
- Probate clerk role: the County Clerk serves as ex-officio clerk of the County Probate Court.
- County records portal: recorded documents and county records may be searched through Luna County Lookup when accessible.
For the County Clerk side, Luna County lists Barbara DeLaney as Clerk. The county phone block is 575-546-0494, Clerk fax is 575-543-6617, and the marriage license contact phone is 575-546-0491. County Clerk email is Clerk01@lunacountynm.us. The County Clerk page also notes that the county cannot reply to AOL email addresses at the moment.
The Luna County government homepage is one county entry point for local records, data requests, and county office links.
The county homepage helps route users to the County Clerk side of the split when the record is not a District Court case file.
Request Certified Court Copies
A certified court copy is requested from the court clerk that holds the case file. For Luna County District Court records, that means the District Court Clerk at the Judicial Complex. Certified copies may be needed for divorce decrees, judgments, orders, and other court documents that must show an official court seal or certification. County Clerk certified copies, such as recorded marriage or land records, are a different request channel.
- Search New Mexico Case Lookup first if the case number, court location, or filing date is not known.
- Confirm the case is a District Court case, not a Magistrate, Municipal, Probate Judge, or County Clerk record.
- Call or email the District Court Clerk with the case number, party names, document type, and copy type needed.
- Ask whether the request must be made in person, by mail, by email, by fax, or through an IPRA or court request process.
- Confirm fees and whether certification is available for the specific document.
- Do not send a fax over 10 pages without prior approval from the District Court Clerk.
Use New Mexico Courts IPRA or the courthouse clerk channel for court administrative or case-record access when the public portal does not show the needed record. re:SearchNM may offer document access to eligible registered users, but access is tiered and depends on the role and record.
For older court files, provide as much case detail as possible so staff can distinguish similar names and related proceedings.
Luna Records Request Fields
Luna County links a public data request form for county agency records. That form is not a substitute for every court case request, but it is the documented fallback for county-held public data not found through the portal. For District Court case files, the District Court Clerk and New Mexico Courts channels are the more direct path. The field inventory below comes from the Luna County public data request form.
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| First and last name | Yes | Part of the Full Name group. |
| Agency name | No | Optional-looking text field. |
| Street address, city, state, zip | Yes | Required requester address fields. |
| Phone number | Yes | Telephone field with xxx-xxx-xxxx placeholder and validation. |
| Yes | Email validation with example@domain.com placeholder. | |
| Date needed by | No | Date picker field. |
| Describe the data | Yes | Main request description field. |
| Upload files | No | Filestack upload option for supporting files. |
The Luna County public data request form is the documented county fallback for public data requests.
Luna Clerk Fees
Available official materials publish some court fees and payment terms, plus the marriage license fee and County Clerk fee PDF references. They do not provide every certified-copy or recording table as extracted text here. The fee schedule below uses only published amounts and marks gaps where an office must confirm the amount.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Photocopies from Sixth Judicial District fee source | $0.50 per page |
| Tape or CD duplication | $4.00 per tape or CD |
| Magistrate Court civil cases | $77.00 |
| Card service fee | 2.25 percent, non-refundable |
| Marriage license through County Clerk | $55 |
| Certified District Court copy fee | Specific amount not available in the extracted official materials |
| County Clerk recording and filing fees | PDFs identified, but table values were not available as extracted text here |
For court payments, Sixth District fee material lists Visa, Mastercard, Discover credit cards, Visa or Mastercard debit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay. For County Clerk recorded-document copies or certifications, contact the County Clerk because the portal says official copies require visiting the county office.
County Records Lookup
The County Clerk side has a separate online portal called Luna County Lookup. It includes Main, Assessor, Clerk, and Treasurer navigation tabs. The portal says updates and corrections occur daily, but Luna County does not incur liability for omissions. It also states that official copies of documents require visiting the county office. That makes the portal useful for searching, but not a replacement for a certified copy request.
The county's "Lookup County Records" page points users to the online records portal.
The lookup page is a County Clerk and county-records resource, not the main source for District Court case files.
- Luna County Lookup - searchable portal for assessor, clerk, and treasurer records when accessible.
- Direct Clerk tab - county records clerk tab, protected by Cloudflare Turnstile.
- Luna County Clerk page - County Clerk duties, address, records lookup, marriage license, and fee PDF links.
Online and Office Access
Use the statewide court systems for District Court case records. New Mexico Case Lookup is the public starting point for Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, District Court, Magistrate Court, and limited Municipal Court data. re:SearchNM is the registered-user platform for Odyssey case information and documents, with access based on tier and eligibility. For court records that are older, unavailable online, or need certification, use the District Court Clerk.
The Luna County Lookup portal is the County Clerk path for recorded county documents, marriage records if indexed, and other county records. The portal publishes daily update language and a no-liability notice. Since the direct Clerk tab can present a Cloudflare challenge, office contact remains important for official copies or records that do not load online.
The Luna County Lookup portal is the main public county portal for County Clerk records.
The portal helps locate county-record entries, but the District Court Clerk remains the access point for Luna County District Court case records.
When a record request spans both clerk channels, split the request by document type. A divorce decree, felony judgment, civil order, or District Court probate dispute belongs with the District Court Clerk. A marriage license, recorded deed, subdivision covenant, county commission minute, election record, or Probate Court clerk record belongs with the County Clerk. Sending one broad request to the wrong office can delay the search because each office can only answer for the records it keeps.
Note: Luna County's split clerk structure means District Court case files and County Clerk recorded documents must stay in separate request channels.