New Mexico
Bernalillo County's Sheriff's Office Advisory and Review Board (2020) is New Mexico's only county-level civilian sheriff oversight body. It operates in an advisory capacity without subpoena power or binding authority. Albuquerque police oversight covers APD only, not the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office.
State context
The New Mexico Civil Rights Act (HB 4, 2021) removed qualified immunity for state and local government actors and enables civil suits for constitutional violations, but does not create civilian oversight boards. Santa Fe and Doña Ana counties have no identified civilian bodies covering their sheriffs as of May 2026.
Counties
| # | County | Oversight body | LE capability | Independence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Bernalillo | Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office Advisory and Review Board | 18/40 | 32/100 |
| No oversight body established | ||||
| 02 | Catron | — | — | — |
| 03 | Chaves | — | — | — |
| 04 | Cibola | — | — | — |
| 05 | Colfax | — | — | — |
| 06 | Curry | — | — | — |
| 07 | De Baca | — | — | — |
| 08 | Doña Ana | — | — | — |
| 09 | Eddy | — | — | — |
| 10 | Grant | — | — | — |
| 11 | Guadalupe | — | — | — |
| 12 | Harding | — | — | — |
| 13 | Hidalgo | — | — | — |
| 14 | Lea | — | — | — |
| 15 | Lincoln | — | — | — |
| 16 | Los Alamos | — | — | — |
| 17 | Luna | — | — | — |
| 18 | McKinley | — | — | — |
| 19 | Mora | — | — | — |
| 20 | Otero | — | — | — |
| 21 | Quay | — | — | — |
| 22 | Rio Arriba | — | — | — |
| 23 | Roosevelt | — | — | — |
| 24 | Sandoval | — | — | — |
| 25 | San Juan | — | — | — |
| 26 | San Miguel | — | — | — |
| 27 | Santa Fe | — | — | — |
| 28 | Sierra | — | — | — |
| 29 | Socorro | — | — | — |
| 30 | Taos | — | — | — |
| 31 | Torrance | — | — | — |
| 32 | Union | — | — | — |
| 33 | Valencia | — | — | — |