Clerk

Teresa Sopkowiak

Clerk I
tsopkowiak@sierraco.org
Office: 1712 N. Date
Truth or Consequences, NM 87901
Hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Monday through Friday

Electronic Signatures on E-Recordings

Sierra County will be accepting Electronic Signatures on E-Recordings effective 2/26/2024. All electronic signatures that will be accepted, must fit the following criteria:

— Electronic Signature(s)
— Disclaimer that states that the notary has bear witnessed the electronic signature by either audio or video directly under the signatures.
— Following the disclaimer the Notary shall then sign, date, and stamp the document.

Any other electronic signatures not fitting the criteria above on E-filing documents will not be accepted.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

Sierra County Clerk’s office

The Sierra County Clerk is the elected official responsible for the keeping of vital records, including County Ordinances and Resolutions (below).

The County Clerk is also the County chief election’s officer and oversees all election processes. Early voting is held in the County Clerk’s office.

Absentee ballots may be requested from the New Mexico Secretary of State website. More Voter Registration information is available on their Voter Information page or on the US Election Assistance Commission website.

Business Licenses are submitted to the County Clerk’s Office. As of January 1, 2013, Licenses are $50 per year. Any person engaged in any business in Sierra County shall obtain a license with the County Clerk’s office, unless they are in a municipality, in which case a municipal business license is required.

Business License applications are available below in PDF form, and may be filled out in advance, but must be submitted in person to the Clerk’s office.

2024 General Election Challengers, Observers, Watchers

Please use the following links to get started:
Create a User & Password
Log in with your new User and Password

2024 General Election Proclamations

Department Forms (pdf format)



Office: 1712 N. Date, Suite A
Truth or Consequences, NM 87901
Hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Monday through Friday

Electronic Signatures on E-Recordings

Sierra County will be accepting Electronic Signatures on E-Recordings effective 2/26/2024. All electronic signatures that will be accepted, must fit the following criteria:

— Electronic Signature(s)
— Disclaimer that states that the notary has bear witnessed the electronic signature by either audio or video directly under the signatures.
— Following the disclaimer the Notary shall then sign, date, and stamp the document.

Any other electronic signatures not fitting the criteria above on E-filing documents will not be accepted.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

Sierra County Clerk’s office

Ordinances & Resolutions

To obtain copies of ordinances or resolutions that are not available as downloads below, please contact the office. Cost for copies is $1 per page.

Ordinances

Number
Name
Effective Date
24-001
11/14/2024
23-005
12/19/2023
23-006
12/19/2023
23-004
10/17/2023
21-001
10/17/2023
23-002
04/18/2023
22-007
12/13/2022
22-005
09/20/2022
22-006
09/20/2022
22-004
09/20/2022
2022-003
07/19/2022
14-005
06/13/2022
21-002
04/20/2021
20-004
08/18/2020
20-001
05/19/2020
19-06
12/19/2019
19-05
09/17/2019
19-04
08/20/2019
19-03
04/16/2019
19-019
01/22/2019
18-018
10/17/2018
18-019
10/17/2018
18-016
06/08/2018
18-015
05/15/2018
18-014
03/20/2018
17-013
06/13/2017
17-012
05/17/2017
17-011
05/17/2017
16-009
11/15/2016
16-008
03/16/2016
16-007
02/12/2016
15-006
01/15/2016
15-004
06/23/2015
15-002
04/10/2015
15-001
03/17/2015
13-003
Fireworks Ban
06/11/2013
11-013
Amending Ordinance 94-003,96-001,97-005 Hospital Emergency GRT
08/21/2012
11-011
Burn Ordinance
06/26/2012
11-010
Fireworks Ban
06/07/2012
11-009
Business License Ordinance
03/22/2012
11-007
Subdivision Regulations
11/03/2011
11-006
Burn Ordinance
06/17/2011
11-004
Fireworks Ban
06/09/2011
11-003
Burn Ordinance
03/17/2011
11-002
Governmental Conduct Ordinance
03/17/2011
10-004
Amendment to Indigent Health Care Policy #91-003
10/21/2010
10-002
Amendment to the Floodplain Ordinance #96-004
06/06/2010
10-001
Illegal Waste Disposal Ordinance
04/04/2010
09-005
Amendment to County of Sierra Labor Management Relations Ordinance
10/15/2009
09-006
Personnel Policy
10/15/2009
09-003
County of Sierra Labor Management Relations Ordinance
07/30/2009
09-004
Un-muffled Retarder and Un-muffled Straight Pipes During Deceleration
07/16/2009
09-002
Sierra County Planning Ordinance
06/28/2009
07-002
Personnel Policy
06/14/2007
07-001
Loan & Intercept Agreement – NMFA & County
02/15/2007
06-001
Regulation of sitting of Wireless Telecommunications Facility
02/02/2006
05-003
Shared Leave Policy
09/27/2005
05-002
County Correctional Facility Gross Receipts Tax
08/04/2005
05-001
County Gross Receipts Tax
08/04/2005
03-001
Loan & Intercept Agreement with NMFA
01/16/2003
01-001
Adoption of Hospital GRT
09/06/2001
00-001
Amendment to Personnel Policy
08/15/2000
99-008
Sierra County Subdivision Regulations
10/14/1999
99-007
Personnel Policy Changes
09/09/1999
99-005
Rural Addressing
05/14/1999
99-006
Sheriff‘s Off Collective Bargaining
05/14/1999
99-003
Landfill rates
04/22/1999
99-001
County Gross Receipt Tax
04/08/1999
99-002
County Health Care GRT
04/08/1999
98-006
Establishing Community Restoration Fees
10/22/1998
98-005
Abolishing Existing County Ordinance & Amend for Elephant Butte Estates
05/23/1998
98-003
Proposal / Healthcare / Medicaid Match
05/14/1998
98-002
Solid Waste Rates
05/14/1998
97-005
County Hospital Emergency Gross Receipts Tax
07/24/1997
97-003
Manufactured Housing
05/22/1997
97-002
Economic Development Ordinance
05/08/1997
96-006
Emergency Fireworks Ban
06/06/1996
96-004
Flood Prevention Ordinance Repealing 93-020
04/18/1996
96-005
Juvenile Detention Parental Responsibility/Public
04/18/1996
96-001
Amendment to Ordinance 94-003
03/21/1996
94-005
Amendment to 92-002 Business Lic. & Fees
07/07/1994
94-004
Advance Life Support
04/07/1994
94-003
County Hospital Emergency GRT
03/17/1994
94-002
Sierra County Business License Fees
03/03/1994
94-001
Prevention of Introduction Of Predatory Species
02/03/1994
93-024
Cemetery Board Created
11/04/1993
93-023
Occupancy Tax Lien
10/14/1993
93-022
Personnel Policy
08/19/1993
93-020
Flood Damage Prevention
08/05/1993
93-021
Landfill Rates
07/15/1993
93-019
Amending Fire Code
07/01/1993
93-018
Repeal Fireworks Ord. 90-002
07/01/1993
93-017
Medicaid Gross Receipts Tax
06/24/1993
93-016
Gross Receipts Tax
06/03/1993
93-014
Elephant Butte Zoning Regulations
05/16/1993
93-015
Five Member Commission
05/06/1993
93-013
Flood Damage-Previous Amendment 82-001
03/18/1993
92-012
Environmental Planning & Review Process
12/17/1992
92-010
Regulating Landfills and Refuse
08/20/1992
92-011
Waste Disposal Systems Permit Requirements
08/20/1992
92-008
Rural Addressing
08/16/1992
91-007
Handicap Parking Ordinance
04/16/1992
91-006
New Facility for Disposal of Liquid Waste and Rates
12/16/1991
91-005
Fair Housing Ordinance – Amends 90-001
10/21/1991
91-003
Indigent Hospital Claims
10/09/1991
91-001
Interim Land Use Policy Plan
09/09/1991
14-010
Additional 1/12 County GRT
didn't pass
14-003
Amendment to Ordinance 87-011
13-002
Burn Ordinance
14-001
Burn Ordinance
08-001
Construction of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations & Related Facilities
08-002
County Regional Spaceport Tax
14-006
Countywide Emergency Communication GRT
11-005
Declaring the Town of Cuchillo a Traditional Historic Community
97-006
Elephant Butte Zoning Regulations, amends 87-009
99-004
Establishing Personnel Policies Amends 93-022 & 87-013
14-005
Fireworks Ban
14-002
Governmental Conduct Ordinance
14-009
Hold Harmless
12-001
Hospital Loan Ordinance
10-003
Industrial Taxable Revenue Bonds
didn't pass
98-004
Land Subdivision Regulations
13-004
Mobile Home
14-008
Proclamation Calling for Election
14-007
Regional Transit District GRT
14-004
Safety Net Care Pool Fund
98-001
Sierra County Personnel Policy Manual amends 93-002
11-012
Solid Waste Ordinance
11-008
Subdivision Regulations Sierra County Fire and Emergency Services Administrative
09-001
Tax Rebate Benefiting Low-Income
didn't pass
11-001
Tax Rebate Benefiting Low-Income
didn't pass
13-001
Tax Rebate Benefiting Low-Income
15-003
Tax Rebate Benefiting Low-Income
didn't pass

Resolutions

Number
Name
Effective Date
110-287
11/14/2024
110-286
11/14/2024
110-285
11/14/2024
110-284
11/14/2024
110-283
11/14/2024
110-282
11/14/2024
110-281
11/14/2024
110-280
11/14/2024
110-279
10/15/2024
110-278
10/15/2024
110-277
10/15/2024
110-276
10/15/2024
110-275
10/15/2024
110-274
09/17/2024
110-273
09/17/2024
110-272
09/17/2024
110-271
09/17/2024
110-270
09/17/2024
110-269
08/20/2024
110-268
08/20/2024
110-267
08/20/2024
110-266
08/20/2024
110-265
08/20/2024
110-264
08/20/2024
110-247
05/21/2024
110-246
05/21/2024
110-245
05/21/2024
110-244
05/21/2024
110-243
05/21/2024
110-242
05/21/2024
110-240
04/16/2024
110-239
04/16/2024
110-238
04/16/2024
110-237
04/16/2024
110-236
04/16/2024
110-234
03/19/2024
110-233
03/19/2024
110-232
03/19/2024
110-230
03/19/2024
110-229
03/19/2024
110-228
03/19/2024
110-206
12/21/2023
110-205
12/19/2023
110-204
12/19/2023
110-203
12/19/2023
110-202
12/19/2023
110-201
12/19/2023
110-200
12/19/2023
110-199
11/14/2023
110-198
11/14/2023
110-197
11/14/2023
110-196
10/17/2023
110-195
10/17/2023
110-194
10/17/2023
110-193
10/17/2023
110-192
10/17/2023
110-191
10/17/2023
110-190
09/15/2023
110-189
09/13/2023
110-188
09/13/2023
110-187
09/13/2023
110-186
09/13/2023
110-185
09/13/2023
110-184
09/13/2023
110-183
09/13/2023
110-182
07/18/2023
110-181
07/18/2023
110-180
07/18/2023
110-179
07/18/2023
110-178
07/18/2023
110-177
07/18/2023
110-176
04/18/2023
110-175
06/20/2023
110-174
06/20/2023
110-173
06/20/2023
110-172
06/20/2023
110-171
06/20/2023
110-170
06/20/2023
110-169
04/18/2023
110-168
05/16/2023
110-167
05/16/2023
110-166
05/16/2023
110-165
05/16/2023
110-164
05/16/2023
110-163
05/16/2023
110-162
05/16/2023
110-161
04/18/2023
110-160
03/01/2023
110-159
08/18/2023
110-158
04/18/2023
110-157
04/18/2023
110-156
04/18/2023
110-155
04/04/2023
110-140
01/06/2023
110-138
01/06/2023
110-137
110-136
01/06/2023
110-135
01/06/2023
110-134
01/06/2023
110-133
01/06/2023
110-132
01/06/2023
110-131
01/06/2023
110-130
01/06/2023
110-129
01/06/2023
110-128
01/06/2023
110-127
12/13/2022
110-126
12/13/2022
110-126
12/13/2022
110-125
12/13/2022
110-124
12/13/2022
110-123
12/13/2022
110-122
11/15/2022
110-121
12/13/2022
110-120
12/13/2022
110-119
11/15/2022
110-118
11/15/2022
110-117
11/15/2022
110-115
10/17/2022
110-114
10/17/2022
110-113
10/17/2022
110-112
10/17/2022
110-111
09/20/2022
110-110
09/20/2022
110-109
09/20/2022
110-108
09/20/2022
110-107
09/20/2022
110-106
09/20/2022
110-105
Election Proclamation & Hospital Mill LevynQuestion
08/25/2022
110-104
08/16/2022
110-103
08/16/2022
110-100
07/19/2022
110-099
07/19/2022
110-096
08/16/2022
110-092
07/19/2022
110-091
07/19/2022
110-090
06/21/2022
110-089
06/21/2022
110-088
06/21/2022
110-086
06/21/2022
110-085
06/21/2022
110-084
06/21/2022
110-083
06/21/2022
110-082
05/24/2022
110-081
05/24/2022
110-080
05/24/2022
110-079
05/24/2022
110-078
05/24/2022
110-077
05/24/2022
110-076
05/17/2022
110-075
05/24/2022
110-074
05/24/2022
110-073
04/19/2022
110-072
04/19/2022
110-071
04/19/2022
110-070
04/19/2022
110-069
04/17/2022
110-068
03/15/2022
110-067
03/15/2022
110-066
03/15/2022
110-065
03/15/2022
110-064
03/15/2022
110-063
03/15/2022
110-062
03/15/2022
110-061
03/15/2022
110-060
02/15/2022
110-059
02/15/2022
110-058
02/15/2022
110-057
02/15/2022
110-056
01/27/2022
110-055
01/27/2022
110-053
01/27/2022
110-052
01/15/2022
110-051
01/11/2022
110-050
01/11/2022
110-049
01/11/2022
110-048
01/11/2022
110-047
01/11/2022
110-046
01/11/2022
110-045
01/11/2022
110-044
01/11/2022
110-043
01/11/2022
110-042
01/11/2022
109-080
05/18/2021
109-079
05/18/2021
109-078
05/18/2021
109-077
05/18/2021
109-076
05/18/2021
109-076
05/18/2020
109-075
05/18/2021
109-030
11/30/2020
109-029
11/17/2020
109-027
11/17/2020
109-026
11/17/2020
109-025
11/17/2020
109-024
10/20/2020
109-023
10/20/2020
109-022
10/20/2020
109-021
10/20/2020
109-020
10/20/2020
109-019
09/15/2020
109-018
09/15/2020
109-017
09/15/2020
109-016
09/15/2020
109-015
09/15/2020
109-014
09/15/2020
109-013
08/18/2020
109-012
08/18/2020
109-011
08/18/2020
109-010
08/18/2020
108-013
08/20/2019
107-014
08/24/2018