This is a private reference site, not a Sandoval County government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a detainee, post bond, pull official booking records, or change court or jail files. Use the official offices below for those requests.
Where to Ask About an Inmate or Record
Sandoval County Detention Center: 1100 Montoya Road, Bernalillo, NM 87004. Main phone: 505-867-5339. For bond information, eligibility, or amounts, call 505-867-5339 ext. #2. Warden Gilbert Armendariz may be reached at garmendariz@sandovalcountynm.gov.
Sandoval County Sheriff's Office: Sheriff Jesse James Casaus. Main line: 505-867-7526. Direct sheriff contact: 505-867-7524 or jcasaus@sandovalcountynm.gov. General email: sheriffs_office@sandovalcountynm.gov. Non-emergency dispatch and animal control: 505-898-7585. Emergency: 911. Fax: 505-867-7608.
Sheriff records requests: In-person requests go to 1500 A Idalia Road, Bernalillo, NM 87004. Written requests may be sent to PO Box 5219, Bernalillo, NM 87004. The researched records custodian contact is Lt. John Castaneda, jcastaneda@sandovalcountynm.gov, 505-867-7513.
County public records: Sandoval County uses its GovQA portal at sandovalcountynm.mycusthelp.com and publishes public-record instructions at sandovalcountynm.gov/public-records-request/. County IPRA materials name Wayne Johnson, County Manager, as records custodian for county records. Under NMSA 1978 Section 14-2-8, agencies generally respond within 15 calendar days unless a broad or burdensome request needs more time.
Courts: Sandoval County District Court is at 1500 Idalia Road Building A, Bernalillo, and can be reached at 505-867-2376. Bernalillo Magistrate Court: 505-867-5202. Cuba Magistrate Court: 575-289-9107. Rio Rancho Municipal Court: 505-891-5999. Online court access includes New Mexico Case Lookup, Odyssey/re:SearchNM, and the Thirteenth Judicial District public-records page.
Other custody systems: Use the NMCD Offender Search for sentenced state prisoners, probation, or parole. Use the BOP Inmate Locator for federal prisoners, ICE ODLS for immigration detention, and VINELink for custody notifications where supported.
Choose the route that matches the kind of record or custody status you need:
- For someone believed to be in Sandoval County Detention Center, start with jail inmate records and then call the jail if the roster is unclear.
- For booking photos tied to the local jail roster, see jail roster mugshots and any official request steps.
- For criminal charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the New Mexico court portals.
- For facility-specific address and jail context, use the Sandoval County Detention Center page linked in the footer.
- For a sentenced New Mexico state prisoner, use NMCD rather than the county jail roster.
- For federal or immigration custody, use BOP or ICE because those systems are separate from Sandoval County records.