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For Miami-Dade public arrest records, use Corrections in-custody search for current detention details, save the jail number and booking date, and use the Clerk criminal case record for the prosecution and final disposition.
Miami-Dade Corrections in-custody search is designed for people currently held
Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation provides an online in-custody search that locates people by name and returns custody-side details such as location, charges, bond information, jail number, and booking information. Those fields are valuable for matching the correct detention episode, but the product is expressly an in-custody search and should be dated when cited.
Miami-Dade Clerk of the Court and Comptroller separately provides criminal case search for felony and misdemeanor matters. Use that system when the research moves from detention to the filed prosecution. The Clerk record can continue after a person leaves custody, while the in-custody search answers the immediate detention question.
Miami-Dade in-custody fields help identify the detention episode
| Displayed detail | How to use it | Boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Jail number | Tie the result to Corrections custody | Not a criminal court case number |
| Booking date/time | Anchor the detention event | Does not tell how the case ended |
| Charges and bond | Describe the custody-side record at the time checked | Verify filed charges and disposition in the court case |
Use a different Miami-Dade route when the record request changes
Current inmate
You need present Corrections custody
Use the in-custody search and record the lookup date.
Corrections record
You need a record held by the Corrections department
Use its public-record request route for the document.
Felony or misdemeanor case
You need the judicial record
Use the Clerk criminal case search and keep the case number.
Follow a Miami-Dade arrest from jail identity to case identity
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Locate the in-custody resultUse name information to identify the Corrections entry.2
Save the jail number and booking dateThese details distinguish the detention episode from similarly named people.3
Open the Clerk criminal searchFind the case that corresponds to the prosecution, if one was filed.4
Use the docket for dispositionDo not treat bond, release, or a charge shown in custody as the final case result.