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.
Opa-locka is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, with about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city 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 Opa-locka 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 city office pages for Opa-locka, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Opa-locka records are kept
- Kept by the City of Opa-locka: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city'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 city records; they are in the Miami-Dade County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Opa-locka City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: opalockafl.gov/Directory/Home/DepartmentListing?DID=4 (page title: City of Opa-Locka, FL)
- Phone: (305) 688-4611
- Address: 780 Fisherman Street Fourth Floor Opa-Locka, FL 33054
- Hours: Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Opa-locka
Florida public records law applies to the city government of Opa-locka. The city 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: opalockafl.gov/192/Public-Records (page title: Public Records | Opa-Locka, FL)
- Phone: 305-953-2801
- Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Checked: September 25, 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.
Opa-locka Arrest Records
The Opa-locka arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Opa-locka's arrests to the FBI. It also says where a person arrested in Opa-locka is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Opa-locka Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Opa-locka, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Opa-locka warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Opa-locka inmate search (the custody page of the Miami-Dade County Police Department, the jail numbers and who books people), Opa-locka criminal records (the court file, the Florida criminal history and the local arrest records), Opa-locka court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Opa-locka traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Opa-locka DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Opa-locka divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Opa-locka property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Opa-locka website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Opa-locka offices listed above, and the city's own website is opalockafl.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Opa-locka?
Opa-locka cases are heard by the courts that serve Miami-Dade County, and people arrested in Opa-locka 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 Opa-locka?
Through the city's records request page at opalockafl.gov/192/Public-Records, phone 305-953-2801. 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.