Expungement - New Mexico Courts

Expungement of Records Involving Cannabis

This form allows you to apply for your cannabis (marijuana) criminal records to be expunged according to the Criminal Records Expungement Act. NMSA 1978 29-3A-1 et seq.

If you have a case record involving cannabis, you may request that this charge be cleared.

If your case record involves charges other than cannabis related charges, you may petition the court to expunge all charges. Learn more about this below, under Expungement of Other Criminal Records.

Application For Expungement of Court Records involving Cannabis

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

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Former First Name

(if it has changed since court case)

Former Middle Name

Former Last Name

Former Suffix

Date of Birth

Full Case Number

To search for your case number use Case Lookup: https://caselookup.nmcourts-cf.rtscustomer.com/ . If your case is not eligible for automatic expungement process for cannabis-related charges it could still be eligible for expungement. There are two additional expungement processes: one for charges and records associated with a previous conviction, and another for charges and records from cases that did not result in a conviction. You can find more information on these additional processes below or through an attorney.

Last 4 digits of your Social Security Number

Current Address

Street Address

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Address at time of incident, if known

Street Address

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State

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Case Documentation, if available (examples: court case records, arrest records, etc.)

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Entering a Case Number

The typical format for a court case in New Mexico looks like this: D-202-CR-2023-0000. Older cases may not have the full year, or all of the dashes. The leading letters and numbers refer to the court type and case type and may also be different. Please enter whatever you have in your records.

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You can use the Judiciary’s online Case Lookup to help find a case number.

If you know the court location of your matter, but not the case number, you can also contact that court directly. Look up specific courts here.

If your case was heard in a magistrate court, contact the district court in the judicial district where the magistrate court is located. View a map of judicial districts to help in finding the right court location.

It is also possible that your records are from a law enforcement agency. Please enter whatever information you have so that the court can determine if it is able to assist you.

Please make an electronic copy of whatever documents you have by scanning them or taking a digital photo and uploading them using the upload box at the bottom of this form.

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Expungement of Other Criminal Records

The automatic case record expungement is only for cannabis (marijuana). If your court records do not specifically state cannabis or cannabis paraphernalia, you may still request expungement of those records using the court petition process.

If your case record is for a violation of a municipal ordinance, misdemeanor or felony, you may request expungement using this court process.

Learn more about this type of records expungement here.

The court petition expungement requires you to file your request at a courthouse. The forms you will need to fill out to begin this type of expungement process are at the links below.

Petitions

4-951 – Petition to expunge arrest records and public records; identity theft

4-952 – Petition to expunge arrest records and public records; upon release without conviction

4-953 – Petition to expunge arrest records and public records; upon conviction

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The judicial branch of New Mexico consists of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, 34 district courts and 43 magistrate courts in 13 judicial districts, the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court, 33 county probate courts, and 78 municipal courts serving the people of the state.