Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Bay Harbor Islands is a town in Miami-Dade County, Florida, with about 5,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the town and the county. The town keeps council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Bay Harbor Islands offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 town office pages for Bay Harbor Islands, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Town or county, Town Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
Town or county record: where Bay Harbor Islands records are kept
- Kept by the Town of Bay Harbor Islands: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the town's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Miami-Dade County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not town records; they are in the Miami-Dade County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Bay Harbor Islands Town Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the town's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The town's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: bayharborislands-fl.gov/101/Departments (page title: Departments | Bay Harbor Islands, FL)
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Bay Harbor Islands
Florida public records law applies to the town government of Bay Harbor Islands. The town runs one records request page for its departments; it is the page below, verified by SearchSystems. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
- Website: bayharborislands-fl.gov/236/Records-Requests (page title: Records Requests | Bay Harbor Islands, FL)
- Phone: 305-866-6241
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
A record the request page does not cover is asked for from the office that holds it: the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Other cities and towns in Miami-Dade County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Miami-Dade County. The Miami-Dade County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Bay Harbor Islands website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Bay Harbor Islands offices listed above, and the town's own website is bayharborislands-fl.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Bay Harbor Islands?
Bay Harbor Islands cases are heard by the courts that serve Miami-Dade County, and people arrested in Bay Harbor Islands are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Miami-Dade County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Bay Harbor Islands?
Through the town's records request page at bayharborislands-fl.gov/236/Records-Requests, phone 305-866-6241. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the department that issued a permit or license for its records.