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Catron County Clerk Split

The key clerk issue in Catron County is the difference between court case files and county recorded documents. District Court case files are part of the Seventh Judicial District. The court location is in Reserve, but official district material says all Catron District Court filings are handled through the Socorro District Court Clerk's Office. The Catron County Clerk is a county office that handles recorded documents, marriage licenses, elections, public county records, and links to probate and marriage materials.

The Catron County Clerk page identifies Sherry Perez as County Clerk and lists the office record services, hours, document search link, fee schedule, marriage requirements, probate packets, and public-record notice.

That county clerk page is useful for recorded county documents and marriage or probate packet links, but it should not be treated as the search system for District Court or Magistrate Court case files.

Catron County Clerk Services

The County Clerk's Office is local to Reserve and handles recorded documents, marriage-license appointments, elections, public county records, and clerk-linked probate materials. The office hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., but recordings end at 4:00 p.m. and e-recordings end at 3:30 p.m. Marriage licenses are by appointment only. Staff listed in the research include County Clerk Sherry Perez, Chief Deputy Clerk Helen Wood, and Deputy Clerk Jill D'Olive.

The official clerk page states that documents recorded in the Office of the Catron County Clerk are public records subject to inspection and disclosure. That statement applies to county recorded documents. It does not override court sealing rules, juvenile confidentiality, or other limits on District Court records.

Search Catron County Clerk Records

County recorded documents are searched through the Catron County Clerk Tyler self-service portal, while court case records are searched through New Mexico court tools. The Tyler portal begins with a disclaimer and reCAPTCHA gate. Its visible text warns that data may change without notice, that users should search spelling variations, and that an index is like a library card catalogue rather than the underlying document. A user must complete reCAPTCHA before the "I Accept" button is enabled.

The Catron County Clerk Tyler self-service portal is the county-recorded document channel.

That portal is helpful for county records, but District Court case documents still belong in re:SearchNM, Case Lookup, NM Courts IPRA, or the court clerk route.

The Tyler disclaimer page repeats the access warning before a user reaches the search area.

The disclaimer language is why the portal should be used as a starting index, not as a substitute for a certified record or a full court file.

Request Certified Catron Copies

Certified copies must come from the office that maintains the record. For District Court pleadings, judgments, divorce decrees, or criminal judgments, start with the Socorro District Court Clerk filing route for Catron District Court matters or use NM Courts IPRA when the request is a public court-record request. For County Clerk recorded documents and marriage-license certified copies, contact the Catron County Clerk in Reserve.

1. Identify whether the record is a court case file, recorded county document, marriage record, probate packet, or sheriff record.
2. Search the correct index first when one exists, such as Case Lookup for court cases or the Tyler portal for recorded documents.
3. Write down the case number, document type, names, and dates before calling or submitting a request.
4. Ask the holding office for copy, certification, mailing, and payment rules before sending money.
5. Use the official IPRA route when the record is public but not available through a portal or ordinary counter request.

The county's IPRA notice page gives the local public-record request route and links the county IPRA request form.

That IPRA path is separate from the New Mexico Courts IPRA portal, which is used for court records maintained by the courts.

Catron County Clerk Fees

Catron County Clerk fees and Seventh Judicial District court fees should not be mixed together. County Clerk fees cover recorded documents and county-copy services. District Court fees cover filing, court copies, certifications, hearing audio, and notarization. Marriage license fees also have a current county notice that supersedes the older $25 amount that may appear on older fee material.