Legal Information Resources

Subject Headings

Look under these subject headings in the library's catalog.

Custody of children
Divorce
Legal forms
Joint custody
Landlord and tenant
Law dictionaries
Law, New Mexico
Legal assistance
Legal documents
Liability
Marriage law
Medical jurisprudence
Power of attorney
Probate law
Public defenders
Right to die
Visitation rights

Web Sites

City of Las Cruces Municipal and Development Codes
www.las-cruces.org/legal/city_clerk/codes-dir/index.asp

New Mexico Supreme Court Law Library
www.fscll.org

New Mexico Supreme Court Legal Forms
www.supremecourt.nm.org/legal-forms.htm

New Mexico Lemon Law
www.is-it-a-lemon.com/New_Mexico/

New Mexico Statutes and Court Rules, Unannotated
www.conwaygreene.com/NewMexico.htm

Electronic Databases

The following are on-line databases provided by the Library.
Clicking on the link will take you to the Library's database page.

Legal Forms

Agencies to Help

American Civil Liberties Union-New Mexico, Southern Chapter
PO Box 80915
Albuquerque, NM 87198
(505) 266-5915

La Casa, Inc.
800 S. Walnut St.
Las Cruces, NM 88001
(505) 526-2819, 1-800-376-2272

Southern New Mexico Legal Services
300 N. Downtown Mall
Las Cruces, NM 88001
(505) 541-4800, 1-800-376-7665

Reference Books

The following books are available in the Reference
section of the Library. They are not available for check out.

Title: City of Las Cruces Municipal Code
Call Number: Reference 342.789 Las

Title: Dictionary of Legal Terms
Call Number: Reference 349.7303 Gif

Title: Everyday Law Book
Call Number: Reference 349.73 Nol

Title: Federal Employment Laws
Call Number: Reference 344.7301 Del

Title: Laws of New Mexico
Call Number: Reference 345.1 New

Title: New Mexico Statutes Annoated
Call Number: Reference 346.2 New

Title: 101 Law Forms for Personal Use
Call Number: Reference 347.7355 War

Title: State Court Clerks and County Courthouses
Call Number: Reference 347.016 Dir