Special Magistrate

Please be notified that starting on May 2, 2024, all Special Magistrate hearings will take place in person at the Third Floor Commission Chamber in City Hall.

SPECIAL MAGISTRATE NOTICE: Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to the City of Miami Beach. You may instead mail the Office of the Special Magistrate at:

Office of the Special Magistrate
1700 Convention Center Drive, 1st Floor
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Ph. 305.673.7181

Special Magistrate and Red Light Camera Hearings Schedule

• 2024 Schedule

Agendas

• Red Light Violation Agendas
• Special Magistrate Synopsis & Agendas

Instructions and Forms

• FAQS
• Appeal Form
• Instructions for Requesting a Partial Payment
• Application for Mitigation 
• Mitigation Procedures
• Red Light Camera Appeal Form
• Red Light Violation - Dangerous Intersection Program

Motions for Continuance

• Pursuant to Ordinance No. 2024-4614, motions for continuance shall be filed with the clerk of the special magistrate. The special magistrate may grant a maximum of one continuance to the alleged violator and one continuance to the city, each for good cause shown. Subsequent motions for continuance shall be denied except in the most exceptional circumstances when the movant has shown, through sworn testimony accompanying the motion, that fundamental due process would be denied if the subsequent continuance was not granted.

Search for Special Magistrate Cases

• Check Special Magistrate Cases by Property Address - on or after 04/27/2016
• Check Special Magistrate Cases by Property Address - prior to 04/27/2016

Search for Violations

• Check Code, Fire, and Building Violations - on or after 04/27/2016
• Check Code, Fire, and Building Violations - prior to 04/27/2016

Departments with a Violations Division

• Code Compliance
• Building Department
• Fire Prevention
• Parking Department