Florida, Miami-Dade County
Where Aventura's records are kept. Aventura has its own city government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Aventura's own offices, along with State of Florida offices; the Miami-Dade County offices are on our Miami-Dade County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
FDLE, Florida's central criminal history repository, charges $24 per check: the instant online search adds a $1 card fee and is uncertified, while certified or noncertified results come back by mail.
Open official site FDLE Florida Criminal History Record CheckProperty records
The Department of Revenue guides the county property appraisers, tax collectors and value adjustment boards who run Florida property tax, and posts forms, Truth in Millage details and links to county officials.
Open official site Florida Department of Revenue Property Tax OversightState records
Florida Department of State guide to genealogy sources at the State Library, including Ancestry Library Edition, Fold3 and HeritageQuest used on site; birth and death records come from a state bureau in Jacksonville.
Open official site State Library of Florida Genealogy ResourcesCounty court
Clerk's offices in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, open 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. weekdays; the court also runs free information sessions where a bankruptcy attorney gives general advice.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of FloridaCounty court
Broward County trial court site of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, with weekly duty judge assignments, court announcements and community programs.
Open official site Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of FloridaVital records
Issues Florida birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates, makes amendments and corrections and handles apostilles; online and phone orders run through VitalChek, the only vendor the department recommends.
Open official site Florida Department of Health Certificates and RecordsPolice & jail
Look up felony offenders sentenced to Florida state prison or state supervision by name or DC number, with current and prior offenses; county jail and county probation cases are not included.
Open official site Florida Department of Corrections Offender Information SearchState records
Search Florida missing and unidentified person cases by category, such as endangered, runaway, parental abduction or disaster victim, and by name, county, city, age, race or sex, with an images only view.
Open official site FDLE Missing Endangered Persons Information ClearinghousePolice & jail
FDLE search of people wanted by Florida law enforcement agencies, covering only records those agencies chose to make public and updated every 24 hours; report sightings to local police instead of acting yourself.
Open official site FCIC Public Access System Wanted Persons SearchPolice & jail
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement compiles this registry from corrections, motor vehicle, police and offender reports; search by name or near an address, see absconded offenders and sign up for free email alerts.
Open official site FDLE Sexual Offender and Predator RegistryFederal
Census Bureau QuickFacts for Aventura city, Florida lists 39,880 residents as of July 1, 2025 (40,242 in 2020), plus rent and home values, household income, poverty, travel time to work and land area.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
Aventura city offices at 19200 W Country Club Drive, phone 305-466-8900, with online services, agendas and recaps, a document center, e-permits, a form center and commission meetings.
Open official site City of AventuraEverything else, organized
11 more Aventura sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Aventura, a place of 40,242 people, is in Miami-Dade County. Court and property records sit with Miami-Dade County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Florida. Aventura's own offices are in the cards above, and our Miami-Dade County page lists each county office.
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Voter registration in Florida is run by the Florida Division of Elections and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Aventura.
Deeds for property in Aventura are recorded by the Miami-Dade County Clerk of the Circuit Court, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Miami-Dade County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Florida come from the state vital records office, Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Same county
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.