The Miami Dade Clerk of Courts is a judicial circuit run by Clerk Harvey Ruvin, managing the majority of the court filings and maintaining records in the state of Florida. The organization is employed with over 1100 employees. The services they provide are- 

Traffic and Parking-

• Civil Traffic Infractions
  Any noncriminal traffic infraction that leads to the seizing of the driver’s license.
  
• Criminal Traffic Violations
  Any criminal traffic violations can lead to arresting the driver.
  
• Parking Citations
  Parking the vehicle against the parking guidelines will lead to a fine which is to be paid within 30 days.
  
• Late Payments
  Late payments above 30 days lead to penalties and anything above 90 days leads to outsourcing to collection agencies.
  
• Registration Stops of Tow Orders
  3 or more parking citations will lead to registration stops and 5 or more parking citations will lead to towing orders.
  
• Suspended Drivers Licences
  In case of a civil traffic infraction, the suspended driver’s license can be reissued after clearing the penalty. 
  

Civil and family court-

• Small Claims
  Small claims are to be done only after extensive communication is done between both parties and none comes to a compromise or verdict.
  
• Central Depository Child Support & Alimony
  All the payments received for child support are handled by the central depository for child support and alimony.
  
• Restraining Orders
  The judge has the right to issue either a temporary or a permanent restraining order depending on the situation.
  
• Domestic Violence
  You can fill in the domestic violence questionnaire before visiting the clerk’s office for a speedy process.
  
• Juvenile Court
  The juvenile court is the authorized body assigned to handle all the petitions involving cases filed against children under 18.
  
• Marriage Licences
  Couples in Florida can apply for legal marriage licenses through this civil and family court office.
  
• Probate Court
  All the small estate petitions, caveats, wills, and probates are to be dealt with by the probate court.
  
• Mental Health Court
  Implementing the baker act in cases where an individual needs mental aid, clerks’ court helps by immediately preparing papers to take action.
  
• Simplified Divorces
  In case a couple wants to mutually separate they can opt for a simplified divorce by filing a petition.
  
• Judgments
  Judgments for garnishment of wages, writing of execution, collecting copies of judgment, and enforcing a foreign judgment can be done through this office.
  
• Appellate Division
  Traffic case appeals, petitions, administrative appeals, and parking appeals are the kind of appeals the appellate division gets to hear.

Criminal court-

• Bond Refunds
  All the cash refunds that are to be done will be refunded within 10 days from the deposit date.
  
• Collections
  Once all the delayed payments are moved to the collection agencies, the clerk’s office will collect the payment only along with the collection fees.
  
• Suspended Driver Licenses
  The payments that are to be collected in case of any driver’s license is suspended due to criminal activity is collected by the clerk’s office.
  
• Payments on Criminal Cases
  All the court costs and fines charged on criminal cases are to be paid on the online platform of clerks of court.
  
• Identity Issues
  The clerk of courts is not authorized and is in no way responsible to change names on any original records of the courts.
  
• Criminal Records
  All the criminal case database is available with the Miami Dade Clerk of Courts for public reference.

Jurors-

• Jury Duty Guidelines
  The jury should maintain attire and dining etiquette, appropriate language is to be used in the courtroom and an attendance certificate will be issued for your presence.
  
• Where to Park
  Jury when asked to show up at a summon, is usually provided with parking decals which are to be shown at the assigned locations to park the vehicle.
  
• Postponement or Excusal Request
  If a juror finds it inconvenient to attend a jury due to any reason, he or she can request one date postponement or request an excusal.
  
• Payment & Compensation
  No employer has a right to fire an employee when on jury duty according to the law of Florida.
  

Home and property-

• Declaration of Domicile
  A person can purchase a house and reside in Florida only by filing a declaration of domicile at the court.
  
• Deed Fraud
  To make sure that there is no deed fraud happening, clerks of the courts send a yearly tax notice so that on missing any the individual can contact the concerned department.
  
• Landlord & Tenant Disputes
  Miami Dade Clerk of Courts assists individuals to find the right geographical district court to file disputes.
  
• Code Enforcement
  Individuals who have violated County Ordinances are presented at the code enforcement office which holds court for immediate proceedings.
  
• Property Tax Deeds
  All the tax deeds that are put on sale can be viewed in the property tax deeds office.
  
• Mortgage Foreclosures
  This is the office that is going to provide you with a list of all the mortgaged properties that are put on sale
  
• Value Adjustment Board
  The Value Adjustment Board is the department that handles all taxpayers to file timely tax petitions.
  
• Value Adjustment Board AXIA Upload Instructions
  Value Adjustment Board AXIA is a platform put up for taxpayers to upload any evidence that is to be submitted for the magistrate’s consideration.
  
• Value Adjustment Board Procedures
  All the petitions that cross the given deadline are submitted to the value adjustment board to schedule hearings or valuations.
  

Records-

• Official Records
  All official records in the country are recorded in the clerk of courts and can be accessed by the court or public for a nominal fee.
  
• Certified Copies
  You can source primary case documents from the Miami-Dade Clerk of Courts by paying a nominal fee, valid for a year.
  
• Public Records Requests
  Public records can be found online on request. Upon request, you will be receiving a control number and receipt to keep track.
  
• Commercial Data Services
  Registered users get access to monthly, weekly, and daily data on civil and criminal cases, marriages, traffic issues, and other records.

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