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A complete filing guide.
Small claims court is where money disputes are resolved on simplified procedures, with a filing fee set by the court and a hearing before a judge.
Below: the claim limit, the court's filing fee, the courthouse with its hours and phone, the towns and ZIP codes this county covers, and how to file. Squabble prepares the paperwork and files it for you.
Small claims here are heard at more than one courthouse. The court matches a case to a location by address.
Tap a courthouse to see its details in the list below.
Confirm the courthouse before you file. The court's own small-claims page carries its current filing location and hours, and Squabble confirms the courthouse for your case when you file.
Doña Ana County has 3 courthouses listed above; Dona Ana County Magistrate Court is one of them. Doña Ana County covers 29 ZIP codes, including the Anthony, Berino and Chamberino areas.
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Monday to Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Saturday to Sunday Closed
Residents of Doña Ana County, New Mexico, a county of 229,366 people that includes Las Cruces, Anthony, Hatch, Mesilla, Sunland Park and Santa Teresa, can file small claims cases in the New Mexico Magistrate Court, which handles claims up to $10,000. The Dona Ana County Magistrate Court sits at 110 Calle de Alegra in Las Cruces, 88005, and can be reached at (575) 524-2814. It is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM and is closed Saturday and Sunday. A second location, the Anthony Circuit Court-Magistrate Court (Dona Ana County), is at 220 Crossett Lane Suite B in Anthony, 88021, with a phone number of (575) 882-2554 and hours of 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 to 4:00 PM on weekdays. The Doña Ana County Anthony Magistrate Court Las Cruces Division is located at 256 W Las Cruces Ave in Las Cruces. Electronic filing is not available. Court information is posted at http://www.nmcourts.gov/.
More than one location takes small claims here. The court matches a case to a location by address.
A case filed here usually comes from one of these communities:
Anthony, Berino, Chamberino, Dona Ana, Fairacres, Garfield, Hatch, La Mesa, Las Cruces, Mesilla, Mesilla Park, Mesquite, Organ, Radium Springs, Rincon, Salem, San Miguel, Santa Teresa, Sunland Park, Vado, White Sands Missile Range.
Doña Ana County is the 2nd most populous of New Mexico's 33 counties, with about 229,366 residents. Dona Ana County Magistrate Court, in Las Cruces, is about 32 miles from the Sierra County courthouse in Truth or Consequences and 32 miles from the Otero County courthouse in Alamogordo.
If the other side lives just over the county line, the case may belong next door:
State law sets the rules on what the court can hear, serving the other side, filing deadlines, interest, the hearing and collecting a judgment.
Last checked August 2026. Verify current details with the court.
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