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.
Palmetto Bay is a village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, with about 25,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the village and the county. The village keeps police reports, 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 Palmetto Bay 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 village office pages for Palmetto Bay, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Village or county, Police records, Village Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
Village or county record: where Palmetto Bay records are kept
- Kept by the Village of Palmetto Bay: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the village'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 village records; they are in the Miami-Dade County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Palmetto Bay police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Palmetto Bay police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Palmetto Bay police records.
- Website: palmettobay-fl.gov/884/Police-Reports-Services (page title: Police Reports and Other Service Requests | Palmetto Bay, FL)
- Phone: 305-278-4000
- Address: 9705 E Hibiscus Street Palmetto Bay, FL 33157
- Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the village police. They are in the Miami-Dade County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Palmetto Bay Village Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the village's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The village's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: palmettobay-fl.gov/142/Contact (page title: Contact | Palmetto Bay, FL)
- Phone: 305-259-1250
- Address: 9705 East Hibiscus Street Palmetto Bay, FL 33157
- Hours: Monday - Friday* 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Palmetto Bay
Florida public records law applies to the village government of Palmetto Bay. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
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.
Palmetto Bay Arrest Records
The Palmetto Bay arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Palmetto Bay's arrests to the FBI and the 158 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Palmetto Bay is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Palmetto Bay Records Guides
SearchSystems has nine more guides to Palmetto Bay, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Palmetto Bay warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Palmetto Bay inmate search (the custody page of the Miami-Dade County Police Department, the jail numbers and who books people), Palmetto Bay criminal records (the court file, the Florida criminal history and the local arrest records), Palmetto Bay court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Palmetto Bay police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119) requires), Palmetto Bay traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Palmetto Bay DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Palmetto Bay divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Palmetto Bay property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Palmetto Bay website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Palmetto Bay offices listed above, and the village's own website is palmettobay-fl.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Palmetto Bay?
Request it from the Palmetto Bay police records unit at palmettobay-fl.gov, phone 305-278-4000. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Palmetto Bay?
Palmetto Bay cases are heard by the courts that serve Miami-Dade County, and people arrested in Palmetto Bay 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 Palmetto Bay?
From the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. Florida public records law applies to village governments.