Why would my case go to a county court instead of a Miami Shores court?

The listed trial courts for this area are Miami-Dade County Court and the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County. That is normal for a village like Miami Shores, where the county court system handles civil filings rather than a separate local injury court.

I live in Miami Shores, but I was injured commuting in Miami. Which page matters more?

Usually the more relevant page is the one for the place where the crash happened. If the collision happened on I-95 through Miami or Biscayne Boulevard, the report, witnesses, roadway facts, and court handling usually follow that location rather than your home address in Miami Shores.

What if my crash happened somewhere else in Miami-Dade County?

Your claim still may run through Miami-Dade systems even if you live in Miami Shores. In 2024, Miami-Dade County recorded 60,000 total crashes and 29,354 injury crashes, according to Florida Health CHARTS using Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles records, so many local residents are injured elsewhere in the county during daily travel.

How do I get the crash report after a Miami Shores collision?

Florida crash reports are confidential for 60 days after filing, with release during that period limited to people and entities named in the statute. The request process is handled through the FLHSMV crash report portal listed on this page.

Miami-Dade County

Miami Shores Car Accident Claims

If you were hurt in or near Miami Shores, the practical steps usually run through Miami-Dade County systems rather than village-run institutions. Miami Shores has a population of 11,917, and many claims depend on which agency responded, where the crash happened, and whether the case belongs in Miami-Dade County Court or the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County.

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60,000

Miami-Dade County crashes, 2024

29,354

People reported injured

282

People killed, 2024

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Local data

Miami-Dade County crash snapshot

Reported by Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles for 2024. Miami Shores sits in Miami-Dade County, and most local crash data is published at the county level rather than by city.

60,000

Reported crashes in 2024

29,354

People reported injured

164

Crashes per day, on average

Source: Florida Health CHARTS — Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes, Ten Years Data by County (Florida Department of Health, from FLHSMV records). Miami-Dade is published as a rounded figure of 60,000 for 2024.. Reviewed 2026-07-29.

Who responded

Agencies that respond to crashes in Miami Shores

Which agency attended determines who to contact about an incomplete or incorrect report.

Miami Shores Police Department

City police

Miami-dade County Police Department - Sheriff and Port Services Bureau

County sheriff

Florida Highway Patrol

State patrol

Your crash report

How to get your Miami Shores crash report

Where to request it: https://www.flhsmv.gov/traffic-crash-reports/

Venue

Courts that hear Miami-Dade County civil cases

Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County

General civil claims

Miami-Dade County Court

Smaller civil claims

Local factors

County systems matter more than the village size

Miami Shores is a village of 11,917 people, and most injury claims here connect quickly to county or state systems. A crash inside the village may involve the Miami Shores Police Department, but other cases may be handled by the Miami-dade County Police Department - Sheriff and Port Services Bureau or the Florida Highway Patrol, depending on where the collision happened and which roadway was involved.

For many residents, the harder question is not where you live but where the crash happened. If you were injured while commuting on I-95 through Miami, US-1 / South Dixie Highway, the Palmetto Expressway (SR 826), or Biscayne Boulevard, the report, witnesses, and court location usually follow that crash location, not your Miami Shores address. In 2024, Miami-Dade County recorded 60,000 total crashes and 29,354 injury crashes, published by Florida Health CHARTS from Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles records.

If a lawsuit has to be filed, it will generally be in the county trial courts listed for this area: Miami-Dade County Court or the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County. Florida's generated law sections on this page cover the filing rules and deadlines, and crash reports in Florida are confidential for 60 days after filing except for the people and entities allowed by statute, with requests handled through the FLHSMV crash report portal.

Florida law

How fault is allocated in Florida

Florida follows modified comparative negligence with a 50% bar. Below that line your recovery is reduced in proportion to your fault. Above it, you recover nothing at all, which makes the fault allocation the central dispute in most contested claims.

As an example, a $100,000 claim in which you are found 20% responsible would yield $80,000. The same claim with 51% responsibility attributed to you would yield nothing, because Florida bars recovery above 50%.

Deadlines

Florida filing deadlines

Missing a deadline generally ends a claim regardless of how strong it is. Government claims are on a much shorter clock than ordinary claims.

2 years

Personal injury

2 years

Wrongful death

3 years

Claim against a government agency

Reviewed 2026-07-29. Not yet reviewed by a licensed attorney. This is general information, not legal advice.

Case types

Claims we can estimate in Miami Shores

Auto accident Personal injury Medical malpractice Workplace injury Product liability Wrongful death

Local questions

Miami Shores questions

It depends on where the crash happened. Inside the village, the Miami Shores Police Department may respond. On county-served roads or in other county settings, the Miami-dade County Police Department - Sheriff and Port Services Bureau may be involved, and on state highways the Florida Highway Patrol may handle the investigation.

Transparency

Sources and review dates

Every figure on this page traces to one of the sources below. Geography and population come from the U.S. Census Bureau.

U.S. Census Bureau — Miami Shores place GEOID 1245175, population 11,917 (2024 Population Estimates), land area 2.487 sq mi (2023 Gazetteer).
Florida Health CHARTS — Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes, Ten Years Data by County (Florida Department of Health, from FLHSMV records). Miami-Dade is published as a rounded figure of 60,000 for 2024. · reviewed 2026-07-29
FLHSMV Crash Dashboard · reviewed 2026-07-29
HIFLD Local Law Enforcement Locations, derived from the BJS Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies (2008), imagery-validated to 2018 · reviewed 2026-07-30
Florida Constitution Article V, and the Florida State Courts System trial court structure · reviewed 2026-07-30
Fla. Stat. § 95.11 — Limitations other than for the recovery of real property · reviewed 2026-07-29
Fla. Stat. § 768.81 — Comparative fault · reviewed 2026-07-29
Fla. Stat. § 627.736 — Required personal injury protection benefits · reviewed 2026-07-29
Fla. Stat. § 768.28 — Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions · reviewed 2026-07-29
Florida DHSMV — Insurance requirements · reviewed 2026-07-29
North Broward Hospital District v. Kalitan, 219 So. 3d 49 (Fla. 2017) · reviewed 2026-07-29
Fla. Stat. § 768.73 — Punitive damages; limitation · reviewed 2026-07-29

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Local commentary on this page was prepared 2026-07-31 and checked automatically against the sources cited on this page. It has not been individually reviewed by a person.

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