The Sheriff's Office is located in the Sandoval County 13th Judicial Court Complex located at 528 & Idalia Road, Bernalillo, NM. 
The Sheriffs Office provides law enforcement, court security and animal control services to residents of Sandoval County. The office serves legal documents issued by District and Magistrate Courts and is responsible for transporting prisoners, both adult and juvenile, in and out of Sandoval County. The Sheriff’s Office also is responsible for extradition of prisoners arrested in other States.

The Sheriff and deputies serve as the County's principal law enforcement officers with duties and responsibilities established by State law. While the civil process is the exclusive responsibility of the County Sheriff, the Sheriff’s primary responsibility is to provide law enforcement services to County residents. The Sheriff assigns deputies into seven districts within the County to deter criminal activity, arrest criminal offenders, promote traffic safety and respond to emergency calls.

The Sheriff has concurrent jurisdiction with local law enforcement officers in municipalities. While the Sheriff cooperates closely with community authorities, local police agencies are responsible for providing law enforcement services within their communities. Among the County's smaller and more rural communities, the Sheriff is the primary law enforcement agency. The Sheriff’s Office frequently provides mutual aid for other agencies within the County and provides investigative services on major cases.

Tribal Police Departments, tribal officials and the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the FBI provide law enforcement for sovereign Native American nations. In Sandoval County, these include the pueblos of Jemez, Zia, Santa Ana, Sandia, Cochiti, Santo Domingo and San Felipe, portions of the Navajo Nation and the Jicarilla Apache Reservation. The Sheriff works closely with each entity and has jurisdiction to charge Native American offenders on tribal land into tribal courts. Non-Native Americans who are charged with a crime on tribal land can be charged in State courts.

The Sheriff offers a variety of Community Relations Programs, 404-5833, such as the innovative and highly successful Citizens Police Academy that provides volunteers with firsthand training and understanding of the duties and responsibilities of the Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies. The Office oversees the Scholastic Police Academy, which is offered to high school students in Sandoval County. The program is accredited by Rio Rancho Public Schools and offers students class time to interact with deputies and police officers, and learn about criminal and civil law while earning high school credits for the class. The Sheriff also provides the no-charge Child ID’s,

Senior ID’s and Neighborhood Watch Programs, 867-7587.

The Sheriff's Criminal Bureau of Investigations is responsible for investigation of all felonious crimes. Citizens are encouraged to call 867-7521 with any information or tips regarding any crime, including drug offenses