Rule text
[For use with District Court Rule 1-077.1 NMRA]
STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF _________________________
_______________ JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
In re _________________________________, No.____________ Petitioner.
PETITION TO EXPUNGE ARREST RECORDS AND PUBLIC RECORDS UNDER NMSA 1978, SECTION 29-3A-4 (Upon Release without Conviction)
Petitioner, [ ] unrepresented by counsel/[ ]represented by counsel (select one), under NMSA 1978, Section 29-3A-4, respectfully moves the Court to expunge the arrest records and public records related to the case and charge(s) below.
1. Information about Petitioner: _________________________________________
Date of Birth: _________________________
Current Mailing Address: ____________________________________________
City: ________________________ State: ___________________ Zip Code: _________ Home Phone #: _______________ Work Phone #: ____________ Cell #: ____________ Other names or aliases by which Petitioner has been known (include prior names, nicknames, or aliases, especially if your arrest records may reflect a different name):
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2 [ ] Petitioner has no pending expungement cases in the _________ Judicial District.
[ ] Petitioner has the following pending expungement case or cases in the __________ Judicial District (provide expungement case numbers for any expungement cases that may be currently pending before the ___________ Judicial District Court): _______________________________________________________
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3. [ ] Petitioner has never applied for expungement and been denied.
[ ] Petitioner has applied for expungement and been denied in the following expungement cases (provide the expungement case numbers): ________________
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4. The following case(s) and record(s) are the subject of Petitioner's Petition to Expunge (Include additional pages, if necessary):
District Court case number(s): __________________________________________
Metropolitan/Magistrate/Municipal Court case number(s): _____________________
Law Enforcement Agency case number(s): ________________________________
Arrest number(s): _________________
5. The following appellate court cases(s) are related to Petitioner's Petition to Expunge:
Court of Appeals case number(s): ________________________________________
Supreme Court case number(s): _________________________________________
6. Petitioner was released without conviction for the following charges: (Complete for each charge sought to be expunged. Include additional pages if necessary.)
(1) Date of arrest: __________________ Name of offense and statute/ordinance number: ____________________________
Final disposition of offense: (check one) [ ] acquittal or finding of not guilty [ ] nolle prosequi [ ] no bill [ ] referral to pre-prosecution diversion program [ ] Order of Conditional Discharge under Section 31-20-13 (1994) NMSA 1978 [ ] other dismissal/discharge (explain): ___________________________________________
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Degree of offense, if known (e.g., misdemeanor, petty misdemeanor, etc.): _______
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Date of final disposition: _______________________________________________
[ ] Check if additional pages attached.
7. [ ] Petitioner has no cases related to the charges sought to be expunged.
[ ] The following cases are related to the charges sought to be expunged: (Include case names and numbers for any cases that were joined either with a co-defendant or joined as the result of a plea.)
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8. [ ] It has been one (1) year or more since the date of the final disposition of the charge(s) Petitioner seeks to expunge.
9. [ ] There is no other charge or proceeding pending against Petitioner.
10. Petitioner asks this Court for an Order to Expunge arrest records and public records in the custody of the following agencies:
[ ] District Court in the _____________ Judicial District;
[ ] ___________ County Sheriff's Department;
[ ] District Attorney for the _________________ Judicial District;
[ ] New Mexico Department of Public Safety
[ ] Law Enforcement Agency (name of agency that arrested Petitioner); __________ ___________________________________________________________________
[ ] Metropolitan/Magistrate/Municipal Court in ______________________ (location);
[ ] New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau
[ ] Other ____________________________________________________________
11. [ ] A copy of this Petition, when filed with the Court, will be mailed by first class United States mail to:
(1) The District Attorney in the ______________ Judicial District
(The District Attorney in the Judicial District where Petitioner's charge originated)
__________________________________________________ (Address)
(2) The New Mexico Department of Public Safety P.O. Box 1628, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-1628
12. The charges sought to be expunged were originally disposed of or originated in (select one)
[ ] District Court in the _____________ Judicial District
[ ] Metropolitan Court in ________________ (location)
[ ] Magistrate Court in __________________ (location)
[ ] Municipal Court in ___________________ (location)
13. Petitioner has included Petitioner's State of New Mexico, Department of Public Safety Record of Arrest and Prosecution (RAP) sheet, dated no later than ninety (90) days prior to the filing of the petition.
14. Petitioner has also included the following documentation related to Petitioner's criminal history:
a. Docket sheet, arrest sheet, or other record detailing the offenses Petitioner is seeking to expunge;
b. Documentation showing final disposition of the charges Petitioner is seeking to expunge; c. Other: ___________________________________________________________ (list any other documentation provided with the petition).
15 [ ] Petitioner wishes to attend any hearings in this matter by telephonic or other electronic means as provided for in Rule 1-077.1(J) NMRA.
_____________________________________________________________________ SIGNATURE SECTION
I, Petitioner, affirm under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of New Mexico that the statements herein are true and correct.
__________________________________ ____________________________ Printed name of Petitioner Date __________________________________ Signature of Petitioner __________________________________ Mailing Address __________________________________ ____________________________ Telephone Number Email
__________________________________ ____________________________ Attorney Name (if applicable) Date __________________________________ Attorney Signature __________________________________ Mailing Address __________________________________ ____________________________ Telephone Number Email
[Provisionally adopted by Supreme Court Order No. 21-8300-033, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after January 28, 2022; provisionally adopted form approved as amended by Supreme Court Order No. S-1-RCR-2024-00099, effective for all cases filed on or after December 31, 2025.]
Notes
ANNOTATIONS
The 2025 amendment, approved by Supreme Court Order No. S-1-RCR-2024-00099, effective December 31, 2025, added a provision where the user can list related appellate court cases; added new Paragraph 5 and redesignated former Paragraphs 5 through 14 as Paragraphs 6 through 15, respectively.