Acoma Tribal Court

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Contact Information

Phone
505-552-5120

Fax
505-552-7394

Mailing Address
PO Box 347, Acoma, NM 87034

Physical Address
74B Pinsbaari Drive, Acoma, NM 87034

Office Hours

Monday – Friday
8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Tribal Court Staff

Vincent Knight, Chief Judge

Christy Chino, Court Administrator

Leticia Pino, Secretary

Felisha Patricio, Civil Court Clerk

Leila Chavez, Criminal Court Clerk

VACANT, Traffic Court Clerk

Valerie Tortalita, Wellness Court Coordinator

Tommi Bahe, Court Clerk

Patrick Ortiz, Probation Officer

Tiffany Lorenzo, Probation Officer

Jaynie Lewis-Garcia, Victims of Crime Advocate

Alyssa Riley, Legal Assistant

Kyle Nayback, Prosecutor

Chris Abeita, Public Defender

The Pueblo of Acoma has always been, and is now, an Indian nation which is recognized by the United States as inherently possessing all sovereign authority, except as explicitly limited by the Pueblo of Acoma or by the laws of the United States.

The laws of the Pueblo of Acoma are set out in writing at this time to protect the public welfare of the Acoma Pueblo Community, specifically:

a)To protect and respect the peace of all persons of the Acoma Community and their property within the territorial boundaries of the Pueblo;

b)To protect the natural resources and beauty of the Pueblo;

c)To protect the traditions, customs, land base and human resources of the Pueblo; and

d)To preserve the life ways, spiritual and physical land base and resources of the Pueblo to provide a tribal home for present and future generations.

Pueblo of Acoma Law And Order Code

JURY DUTY

For individuals who are selected for jury duty please make sure you fill out your jury duty questionnare and submit before the deadline. 

MORE INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED I.E., JURY SELECTION DATES, TRIAL DATES, EXCUSAL FORMS, AND OTHER INFORMATION PERTAINING TO JURY DUTY.

YOU MAY CONTACT THE TRIBAL COURT FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

TRAFFIC

TRIBAL COURTS IS CURRENTLY ACCEPTING MONEY ORDERS, CASHIER’S CHECKS AND CREDIT CARDS FOR CITATION PAYMENTS and/or FINE & FEE PAYMENTS.

 

THERE IS AN $3.50 SERVICE FEE FOR ALL CREDIT CARD PROCESSING. 

 

ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE OUT TO:

ACOMA TRIBAL COURTS WITH CITATION NUMBER ON MONEY ORDER AND/OR CASHIER CHECK.

 

Fines/Fee for Processing Petitions and/or Motions

ALL PETITIONS, MOTIONS, COMPLAINTS WILL BE PROCESSED ONCE PAYMENT IS RECEIVED.

Filing Fees:

Petition(s) for Tribal Members . . . . . . . . . . . $25.00

Petition(s) for Non-Tribal Members . . . . . . .$80.00

Filing fees will NOT be waiver for non-tribal members.

Court Process for Private Individuals . . . . . .$50.00

 

CIVIL COMPLAINT(S):

Complaint(s) for Tribal Member(s) . . . . . . $25.00

Complaint(s) for Non-Tribal Member(s) . .$80.00

Filing fees will not be waiver for non-tribal members.

 

MOTION(S):

Motion Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . $5.00

 

PROBATION DEPARTMENT:

Probation Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $100.00

Drug & Alcohol Testing (per test) . . . $10.00

Contested Drug/Alcohol Testing . . . . $35.00

 

BACKGROUND CHECK(S):

Per Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $40.00

Request for hearing on CD . . . . . $25.00

 

PERMISSION TO PRACTICE:

Attorney Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100.00

Advocate Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50.00

NOTARY SERVICES

Notary services are available and free of charge.  You may reach out to the following individuals who are notaries within the Tribal Court:

Leila Chavez  lchavez@poamail.org 

Christy Chino cchino@poamail.org 

Tiffany Lorenzo tlorenzo@poamail.org 

Felisha Patricio fpatricio@poamail.org