Search Miami-Dade Court Cases

This page helps you handle a Case Search in Miami-Dade County, Florida by showing where to look for court case information and which official system fits the case type. It covers the main search options, what details help you search faster, and where to go next if you need copies or more help.

Miami-Dade County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller provides several case search paths, including Universal Case Search, the Civil, Family and Probate Courts Online System, and the Criminal Justice Online Case Search. Using the right system first can save time and narrow your results.

Universal Case Search

For a broad starting point, use search case or citation records online. This tool is labeled Universal Case Search and includes a quick online Case/Citation Search.

• Case number or citation number
• Any case or citation details needed by the search form

Registered users can avoid captcha and some search limits. Online information is provided for public, non-commercial use, and the Clerk states that the official court record should be confirmed through the Clerk’s office when accuracy matters.

• Open Universal Case Search.
• Choose the Case/Citation Search option.
• Enter the requested case or citation details.
• Review the returned case information and confirm the record you need.

Important: online access is not the official record, so use the Clerk’s office if you need to verify court record accuracy.

Civil, family, and probate case search

For civil, family, and probate matters, use the Miami-Dade County OCS portal. The system offers single case search, local case, state case, multiple case search, party name, and hearings options.

Search civil, family, and probate cases in OCS if your case falls in one of those categories. The site notes that search fields marked with an asterisk are required, and selecting a record card shows document details.

Registered access can help you avoid captcha and search limitations. This system is designed for public access and also offers advanced search options for court records.

Criminal case search

For felony and misdemeanor matters, use the Criminal Justice Online Case Search. This system includes case search, case number, state case number, citation or police number, defendant background check, jail number, and calendar search options.

Search criminal case information online if you need criminal case details in Miami-Dade County. After you open a record card, you can view document details, and the system states that certified copies can be ordered from the docket area by expanding the entry and selecting the image icon.

The criminal search system also offers hearing calendar tools and public access to criminal justice records. Registered users can avoid reCaptcha and search limitations.

Copies, access limits, and follow-up steps

After you find a case, the next step may depend on what you need. Miami-Dade County provides online, mail, and in-person certified copy options for many record types, including civil, family, probate, criminal, and traffic records.

For criminal cases, online ordering is tied to the case search path after you view the image. The Clerk also notes that if you do not know the year or case number, an added search fee of $2 per year, per name may apply for document requests.

Juvenile cases are treated differently. Certified copies for juvenile matters can only be ordered by mail or in person.

Case search contacts

Use these contacts when you need help choosing the right office or following up after an online case search.

• Miami-Dade County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller 20 NW 1st Avenue, Miami, Florida 33128
  Phone: (305) 275-1155
• Civil Court Office 20 NW 1st Avenue, Suite 6.240, Miami, Florida 33128
  Phone: 786-29-CIVIL(24845)
• Criminal Court Office 1351 NW 12th Street, 9th Floor, Miami, Florida 33125
  Phone: 786-971-CRIM(2746)
• Family Court Office 175 NW First Avenue, Miami, Florida 33128
  Phone: 786-767-7FAM(326)
• Probate Court Office 20 NW 1st Avenue, Suite 6.223, Miami, Florida 33128
  Phone: 786-767-7FAM(326)