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Laws current as of April 16, 2026

If I get an order of protection, will it show up in an internet search?

According to federal law, which applies to all states, territories, and tribal lands, the courts are not supposed to make available publicly on the internet any information that would be likely to reveal your identity or location. This applies to all of these documents:

  • the petition you file;
  • the protection order, restraining order, or injunction that was issued by the court; or
  • the registration of an order in a different state.1

New Mexico law also includes this protection for your information. However, the state law does allow this information to be kept in secure government registries in order to enforce your protection order.2 

1 18 U.S.C. § 2265(d)(3)
2 N.M. Stat. § 40-13-12

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