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. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Miami Gardens, Florida, in Miami-Dade County, has about 116,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Miami Gardens comes from a judge of the Miami-Dade County Circuit Court or the County Court, is served by whichever agency finds the person, and is recorded in the court file of the case it was issued in. This guide says who issues and serves warrants here, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one and how one is cleared.
This guide covers who issues warrants, who serves warrants, after a warrant arrest, checking for a warrant, clearing a warrant and common questions.
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Who Issues Warrants in Miami Gardens
In Florida an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Miami Gardens that means the Miami-Dade County Circuit Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $50,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters; the County Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $50,000, issues its own warrants on the cases before it.
When a defendant misses a court date the judge issues a bench warrant, and either kind of warrant lives in the court file of the case, kept by the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller.
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.
Who Serves Warrants in Miami Gardens
The Miami-Dade County Police Department and the agency that reports for Miami Gardens (filed by the FBI as Miami Gardens Police Department) serve warrants in and around Miami Gardens.
The FBI's agency list also places seven state agencies, one campus police department, one other agency and one state police unit in Miami-Dade County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Miami-Dade County is good anywhere in Florida, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
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; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Miami Gardens arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Miami Gardens Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Miami-Dade County Police Department, held about 4,450 people on an average day so far in 2026 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at miamidade.gov/global/service.page?Mduid_service=ser1491494549439906, phone 786-263-7000. The Miami Gardens inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Miami Gardens on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Miami Gardens
The places to check for a warrant from Miami Gardens:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The State Attorney, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Miami-Dade County Police Department at miamidade.gov, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Miami-Dade County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, the court's, the prosecutor's and the records request page) is a list of open warrants, so a check means asking the court or the prosecutor about a case by name.
Clearing a Warrant from Miami Gardens
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Miami Gardens that means appearing before the Miami-Dade County Circuit Court or the County Court, with the case put back on the calendar through the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller.
A missed date in a case before the County Court is handled by that court, not by the Miami-Dade County Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The State Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at miamisao.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Miami Gardens?
Not from the Miami-Dade County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller.
Who serves warrants in Miami Gardens?
The agency that reports for Miami Gardens inside the city and the Miami-Dade County Police Department outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; an Florida warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Miami Gardens held?
At the county jail, run by the Miami-Dade County Police Department, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Miami Gardens cleared?
By appearing before the court that issued it; the judge recalls the warrant in court. The case is put back on the calendar through the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller.
Is this the official Miami Gardens 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.