Florida, Miami-Dade County
Where Miami Gardens's records are kept. Miami Gardens has its own city government, police department and permit and planning office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
Start here
The cards below include Miami Gardens'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.
City records
Official site of the City of Miami Gardens in Miami-Dade County, with City Hall at 18605 NW 27th Avenue. It offers online services, council agendas, ZoneCheck, police, building services, code enforcement and planning and zoning.
Open official site City of Miami GardensPolice & jail
The Miami Gardens Police Department website, linked from the city site, with police news and videos, recruiting, police and accident report requests and answers on how to report a crime.
Open official site Miami Gardens Police DepartmentCity records
The Miami Gardens City Clerk is the official keeper of records for the City Commission and city boards, from minutes to contracts, ordinances and resolutions. Records requests can be made online.
Open official site Miami Gardens Public RecordsCity records
The Miami Gardens Building Services Department at 18605 NW 27th Avenue covers building, engineering, business licensing and housing compliance for construction and development in the city.
Open official site Miami Gardens Building ServicesPolice & 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
Florida's state court website, supported by the Office of the State Courts Administrator, links the Supreme Court, six district courts of appeal and 20 circuit courts, with family law forms and appellate docket search.
Open official site Florida CourtsVital 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
Florida Department of Law Enforcement registry searchable by name, address radius, campus or internet identifier, with free email alerts when an offender moves nearby; FDLE does not independently confirm reported information.
Open official site FDLE Sexual Offender and Predator SearchFederal
Federal statistics for the city of Miami Gardens, Florida in Census Bureau QuickFacts, starting from a 2020 Census count of 111,640, with recent estimates for median household income, housing, veterans and businesses.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsEverything else, organized
9 more Miami Gardens sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Miami Gardens, a place of 111,640 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. Miami Gardens's own offices are in the cards above, and our Miami-Dade County page lists each county office.
Straight answers
Open only the answer you need.
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 Miami Gardens.
Deeds for property in Miami Gardens 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.