Kelly Jameson is currently the Interim Director of Public Information and the spokesperson for the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Department. She is a native of Doña Ana County, a graduate of New Mexico State University, and holds board positions with the Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico and Crime Stoppers of Las Cruces and Doña Ana County. 

Duties

This office oversees media relations, social media outreach, event coordination, mail services, interagency cooperation, and support for the Doña Ana County Commissioners. We coordinate art exhibits for the Government Center and groundbreaking ceremonies for various other county initiatives.

Student of the Month

Geny Renteria of The New America School is our Student of the Month for March 2019. Geny was nominated by her teacher, Ms. Serna, and hopes to study nursing when she goes to college. 

All teachers or school administrators in Doña Ana County are invited to nominate a deserving freshman for recognition. Download the form here:

• Student of the Month Nomination Form

REQUESTING PUBLIC RECORDS

Notice of Right to Inspect Public Records

By law, under the Inspection of Public Records Act, every person has the right to inspect public records of Doña Ana County. The act also makes compliance with requests to inspect public records an integral part of the routine duties of the officers and employees of Doña Ana County.

A person desiring to inspect public records may submit a request to the records custodian orally or in writing. However, the procedures and penalties prescribed by the act apply only to written requests. A written request must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person making the request. The request must describe the records sought in sufficient detail to enable the records custodian to identify and locate the requested records.

The records custodian must permit the inspection immediately or as soon as practicable, but no later than fifteen (15) calendar days after the records custodian receives the inspection request. If inspection is not permitted within three (3) business days, the person making the request will receive a written response explaining when the records will be available for inspection or when the public body will respond to the request. If any of the records sought are not available for public inspection, the person making the request is entitled to a written response from the records custodian explaining the reasons inspection has been denied. The written denial shall be delivered or mailed within fifteen (15) calendar days after the records custodian received the request for inspection.

If a person requesting inspection would like a copy of public record, a reasonable fee may be charged. The fee for copies is $1.00 per single sided page for standard copies up to a paper size of 11x 17 inches.  The County will charge a reasonable rate for copies that are larger than 11 x 17, or which require special machinery or supplies, and for records other than documents, that are stored on other media, e.g. photographs, tape recordings, computer tapes or discs. Additional charges may apply for records or information contained in a computer database. The records custodian may request that applicable fees for copying public records be paid in advance, before the copies are made. A receipt indicating that the fees have been paid for making copies of public records will be provided upon request to the person requesting the copies.

Requests for Inspection of Public Records may be addressed directly to the “Records Custodian” for the particular County Government Department to which the requested records relate, if known.  If the records sought pertain to more than one County Department, or the appropriate County Department is not known, requests may be addressed to:

Kelly Jameson
Records Custodian
Director of Public Information/Special Projects
845 N. Motel Blvd.
Las Cruces, NM 88007
Voice: (575) 525-5801
Fax: (575) 525-5948
TDD: (575) 525-5951