Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Bay Harbor Islands, Florida, in Miami-Dade County, has about 5,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Miami-Dade County Circuit Court and the County Court, and the file of each case, kept by the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Bay Harbor Islands public records, Miami-Dade County court records, Bay Harbor Islands arrest records, Bay Harbor Islands warrants, Bay Harbor Islands inmate search, Bay Harbor Islands criminal records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Bay Harbor Islands
In Bay Harbor Islands, the Miami-Dade County Circuit Court hears felonies, civil cases over $50,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters.
The County Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $50,000.
Divorces go to the Circuit Court's family division, and the file stays with the court clerk.
The Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller keep the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119).
Looking Up a Case from Bay Harbor Islands
For Miami-Dade County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at miamidadeclerk.gov/clerk/records.page (page title: Records), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Florida has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The Florida court page SearchSystems verified is at flcourts.gov.
What Reaches the Court from Bay Harbor Islands
Together, the 17 agencies in Miami-Dade County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 36,508 arrests to the FBI that year; the State Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Miami-Dade County Circuit Court or the County Court.
The State Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at miamisao.com (page title: Office of Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
Criminal cases, divorces, traffic tickets and evictions all end up as files of these courts, and the file is what the public sees of each.
The other Bay Harbor Islands guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Bay Harbor Islands criminal records, Bay Harbor Islands divorce records, Bay Harbor Islands traffic tickets, Bay Harbor Islands DUI and Bay Harbor Islands property records.
More Official Court Pages for Miami-Dade County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Miami-Dade County and Florida. These court pages from its Miami-Dade County listing were opened again on October 1, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Miami-Dade Criminal Case Search (www2.miamidadeclerk.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Bay Harbor Islands?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at miamidadeclerk.gov/clerk/records.page.
Which court hears felonies in Bay Harbor Islands?
The Miami-Dade County Circuit Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $50,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters. The County Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $50,000.
Who keeps the court records in Bay Harbor Islands?
The Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Florida?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official Bay Harbor Islands website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.