Access Miami Beach Court Docket
Court docket records for Miami Beach are managed by the Miami-Dade County Clerk of Court. Miami Beach is a barrier island city in the 11th Judicial Circuit with about 83,000 residents. All court cases involving Miami Beach addresses or residents go through the Miami-Dade County court system in Miami. You can search docket entries online through the county clerk portal, check hearing dates, and pull case details for any public case. The clerk keeps records for civil, criminal, family, and traffic cases filed across all of Miami-Dade County, including Miami Beach.
Miami Beach Quick Facts
Miami-Dade Court Docket for Miami Beach
Miami Beach does not have its own court. Florida cities do not operate separate court systems. All court docket cases in Miami Beach go through the Miami-Dade County Clerk of Court at miamidadeclerk.gov. The clerk office is led by Juan Fernandez-Barquin, Esq., and it serves the entire county population of over 2.7 million people.
The Miami-Dade Clerk has warned that the Miami Beach District Court is temporarily closed for repairs and maintenance. This means some in-person services that Miami Beach residents would normally access at that location are not available right now. Cases are being handled at other Miami-Dade courthouse locations during this time. Check the clerk website for the latest updates on when the Miami Beach location will reopen. The main courthouse in Miami at 20 NW 1st Avenue is open and can handle requests for Miami Beach court docket records.
The COIN system is the clerk's Criminal Justice Online Case Search. It covers all criminal court docket records in Miami-Dade County, including cases from Miami Beach. You can search by name or case number with no registration needed.
| Clerk Office | Miami-Dade County Clerk of Court |
|---|---|
| Main Phone | 305-275-1155 |
| Website | miamidadeclerk.gov |
| Circuit | 11th Judicial Circuit |
Note: The Miami Beach District Court is temporarily closed for repairs; use the main Miami courthouse for in-person requests.
How to Search Miami Beach Court Dockets
There are several ways to look up court docket records for cases in Miami Beach. The online route is the quickest for most people.
The Miami-Dade Clerk website has a court records search portal. You can find docket sheets that list every filing, motion, order, and hearing in a Miami Beach case. The search is free at the basic level. You can look up cases by party name, case number, or date range. Under Florida Statute Chapter 119, court records are public documents open to anyone. You do not have to state a reason. The policy is clear: providing access to public records is a duty of each agency in Florida.
The City of Miami Beach website at miamibeachfl.gov handles local city services but does not hold court docket records.
The city site covers permits, code enforcement, and city programs. All court docket searches for Miami Beach go through the Miami-Dade County Clerk.
For filing documents in a Miami Beach court case, the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal is the statewide tool. More than 770,000 users have accounts. Filings update the court docket in real time. The portal runs 24/7 and serves all 67 counties in Florida.
Miami Beach Docket Records and Access Rules
Florida has broad public access laws for court records. The Florida Supreme Court's Administrative Order AOSC24-65 from September 2024 sets up 15 different user roles for electronic access to court docket records across the state. The general public gets User Role 7 access. That means you can view case numbers, party names, and docket entries for Miami Beach cases without creating an account. Attorneys of record need to register to see documents in their own cases.
Under Florida Rules of Judicial Administration 2.420, certain court docket records are automatically confidential. Adoption records, juvenile cases, mental health files, and substance abuse records cannot be viewed by the general public. Personal details like Social Security numbers and bank account numbers are removed from any public docket view. These protections apply to every Miami Beach case in the Miami-Dade County system.
If you need records that are not available through the online portal, the Miami-Dade Clerk takes public records requests. Send an email to cocpubreq@miamidadeclerk.gov or call (305) 593-1352. The clerk office processes these requests and can provide copies of court docket documents for Miami Beach cases that meet public access rules.
Court Docket Resources for Miami Beach
Miami-Dade County has multiple courthouse locations. The main civil court sits at 20 NW 1st Avenue, Suite 6.240, Miami, FL 33128. Criminal court is at 1351 NW 12th Street, Miami, FL 33125. Family court is at 175 NW First Avenue. Miami Beach residents may need to visit different locations based on their case type.
The Florida Court Clerks and Comptrollers website gives you a full list of services that the Miami-Dade Clerk offers. The Florida Courts website links to all 20 judicial circuits and explains how the court system works statewide. The MyFloridaCounty portal covers official records like property deeds that may tie into court docket cases in Miami Beach.
- Miami-Dade Clerk: miamidadeclerk.gov
- COIN criminal search: Miami-Dade COIN
- E-Filing support: (850) 577-4609
Nearby Cities with Court Docket Pages
Miami Beach is close to several other cities in Miami-Dade County. Most share the same court clerk system, so docket searches work the same way.