Following the guidance of the Florida Supreme Court and public health and government authorities, the Miami-Dade Courts currently have limited access for in-person proceedings, but matters that can be heard remotely via telephone or video technology are taking place.
The Miami-Dade Courts are working to ensure access to justice while keeping the public safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. The following methods for online access to the courts have been established:
REMOTE ACCESS TO BOND HEARINGS:
Public Access Information for Weekday & Weekend/Holiday Bond Hearings
Updated October, 2020
COUNTY COURT CRIMINAL DIVISION:
Criminal Misdemeanors, Criminal Traffic Matters, Municipal & County Ordinance Violations, Civil Traffic Infractions
How to Handle Traffic Citations in Online Court
How to Handle a Criminal Case Summons to Appear in Online Court
CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL DIVISION:
Criminal Felonies
COVID-19 Remote Access Circuit Criminal Division Procedures
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DIVISION:
Domestic Violence Misdemeanors, Injunctions for Protection (Restraining Orders) and Risk Protection Orders
COVID-19 DV Bond Hearing and Emergency Motion Hearing Procedures
COVID-19 DV Non-Emergency Misdemeanor Motion Hearing Procedures
COVID-19 DV Bond Hearing and Emergency Motion Hearing Schedule
Zoom Instructions for Litigants in Virtual Civil Injunction (Restraining Order) Hearings
CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL DIVISION:
Cases Involving Damages in Excess of $30,000 Filed by an Individual, Business or Government Entity
Letter and Administrative Memo from Judge Jennifer D. Bailey re: Jury Trial Readiness Certification
Circuit Civil Division Pandemic Handbook for Attorneys and Litigants
CIRCUIT COURT APPELLATE DIVISION:
Appeals from County Court and Various Quasi-Judicial Municipal and County Boards and Administrative Agencies
COVID-19 Circuit Appellate Division Remote Access Overview