Los Ranchos Municipal Court cases in Bernalillo County, Los Ranchos, NM
Los Ranchos Municipal Court is a limited-jurisdiction municipal court serving the Village of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico. It adjudicates violations of village ordinances occurring within the village limits, including traffic and parking citations, petty misdemeanor ordinance offenses, and municipal code and animal-control matters. The court's role is to resolve these local cases, issue warrants, and impose authorized penalties such as fines, fees, probation, or community service. It does not hear civil lawsuits, family-law cases, juvenile matters, probate, or felony offenses. Criminal and traffic offenses charged under New Mexico state statutes, as well as higher-level criminal and civil matters, are handled by the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court or the state District Court.
Los Ranchos Municipal Court Contact and Location Information
| Court Type: | Municipal Court |
| County: | Bernalillo |
| Street Address: | 6718 Rio Grande Blvd |
| City: | Los Ranchos |
| Zip Code: | 87107 |
| Phone: | (505) 344-6582 |
| Fax: | (505) 344-8978 |
| Website URL: | https://www.losranchosnm.gov/municipal-court |
Services and Case Types Handled in Los Ranchos Municipal Court
Los Ranchos Municipal Court provides limited-jurisdiction criminal and traffic services for violations of Village ordinances. It accepts case filings and payments for traffic/parking citations, petty misdemeanors, and municipal code violations (e.g., code enforcement and animal control), and processes probation/compliance documents. The court schedules and conducts arraignments, pretrial conferences, bench and jury trials, sentencing, compliance/show-cause hearings, and addresses warrants. Jury services include summonsing, qualification, orientation, and juror management. In criminal cases the court may impose no-contact orders or release conditions; civil domestic-violence protective orders are handled by District Court, and the Municipal Court provides referrals. Public-facing services include records requests, certified copies, fines/fees collection, payment plans, and interpreter/ADA accommodations.