Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 24, 2026.
Harding County, New Mexico, has 635 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Harding County depends on where the incident happened: the Harding County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Inspection of Public Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, cities, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Harding County public records, Harding County arrest records, Harding County warrants, Harding County criminal records, Harding County court records, New Mexico arrest records and New Mexico inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Harding County
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In Harding County that is the Harding County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
Reports from the Harding County Sheriff's Office
The Harding County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 1,152 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 505-468-7089. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at nmsheriffs.org/new-mexico-county-sheriffs (page title: New Mexico County Sheriffs | New Mexico Sheriffs' Association), phone 505-468-7089, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Cities in Harding County
The FBI lists no city in Harding County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Roy and Mosquero.
What the Inspection of Public Records Act Requires
Under the Inspection of Public Records Act the agency must answer a request within 15 calendar days, after acknowledging the request within 3 business days, and it may charge copying at no more than $1 a page. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (575) 461-2075, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Harding County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Harding County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Inspection of Public Records Act the answer is due within 15 calendar days, after acknowledging the request within 3 business days.
How long does an agency in Harding County have to answer?
Under the Inspection of Public Records Act, within 15 calendar days, after acknowledging the request within 3 business days. It may charge copying at no more than $1 a page.
How do I get a report from the Harding County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 505-468-7089. Under the Inspection of Public Records Act the answer is due within 15 calendar days, after acknowledging the request within 3 business days.
Is this the official Harding County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.