SearchSystems Editorial

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.

About this guide

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

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.

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.

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.

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.