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.
West Miami is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, with about 7,200 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 West Miami 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 West Miami, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where West Miami records are kept
- Kept by the City of West Miami: 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.
West Miami 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: cityofwestmiami.gov/?SEC=B3BF545B-B8FD-4417-A2FD-76508E9945B7 (page title: Office Hours | City of West Miami)
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to West Miami
Florida public records law applies to the city government of West Miami. 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: cityofwestmiami.gov/?SEC=8804D468-D922-461F-B470-A0ABBA3872A7 (page title: Public Records Requests | City of West Miami)
- Phone: 305-266-1122
- Address: 901 SW 62 Avenue, West Miami FL 33144
- 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.
West Miami Arrest Records
The West Miami arrest records guide covers the agency that reports West Miami's arrests to the FBI. It also says where a person arrested in West Miami is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
West Miami Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to West Miami, each written from the city's own offices and figures: West Miami warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), West Miami inmate search (the custody page of the Miami-Dade County Police Department, the jail numbers and who books people), West Miami criminal records (the court file, the Florida criminal history and the local arrest records), West Miami court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), West Miami traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), West Miami DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), West Miami divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and West Miami property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official West Miami website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official West Miami offices listed above, and the city's own website is cityofwestmiami.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for West Miami?
West Miami cases are heard by the courts that serve Miami-Dade County, and people arrested in West Miami 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 West Miami?
Through the city's records request page at cityofwestmiami.gov, phone 305-266-1122. 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.