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Choose the right Dade jurisdiction, learn why Georgia’s clerk does not run history searches, and request a specific disposition or the appropriate state report.
“Dade County” must be resolved before any record result is trusted
| Possible jurisdiction | Official starting point | Do not carry over |
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| Dade County, Georgia | Dade County Clerk of Superior Court | Missouri MACHS fees or Miami-Dade procedures. |
| Dade County, Missouri | Dade County Circuit Clerk / Case.net | Georgia clerk policy or Florida clerk certification rules. |
| Miami-Dade County, Florida | Miami-Dade Clerk Criminal Division | The shorter “Dade County” label does not make Georgia/Missouri records relevant. |
Georgia: search the case yourself, then ask the Clerk for the disposition
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Do not request a clerk-run broad history
The Georgia Dade Clerk expressly says it does not conduct “criminal history searches” of misdemeanor or felony files.
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Use the onsite public terminals for local file research
The policy permits individuals to search local criminal-history data on public terminals with only minimal staff assistance.
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Identify the specific disposition
Once the case is known, request the actual criminal disposition rather than a generic name-search letter.
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Price the copy
The Georgia Clerk policy lists $1 per page, plus $2.50 certification for the first page and $0.50 for each additional certified page.
Missouri: court case and statewide history are two separate products
Dade Circuit Clerk / Case.net
The Dade County Missouri Circuit Clerk links to Case.net for case discovery. Filed copies are available from the clerk, including mail/email routes.
MACHS name search
The Missouri State Highway Patrol central repository offers a $16 name-based search. The state describes it as a possible match and open-record result.
MACHS fingerprint search
A state fingerprint search has a $20 state fee before vendor/service components and provides positive identity. Use it when identity assurance is required rather than assuming a name hit belongs to the person.
Missouri copy fees matter after you find the docket
| Request | Published Dade County Missouri amount | Use case |
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| In-person page copy | $0.25 per page | Reading or retaining a particular filing. |
| Non-certified document by mail/email | $3 per document + $0.25/page | Ordinary copy when certification is not required. |
| Certified document by mail/email | $5 per document + $0.25/page | Formal copy when the recipient asks for court certification. |
| Closed-file research | $5 research fee in addition to copy charges | Older/closed files that require clerk research. |
Miami-Dade: identify case, year, and document before ordering
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Search the criminal case
Use the Miami-Dade criminal search to identify felony or misdemeanor case number and year.
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Select the actual filed document
The Clerk’s request examples include arrest affidavit, information/indictment, judgment and sentence, probation orders, motions, and other filed items.
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Avoid unnecessary annual research fees
If the year/case number is unknown, Miami-Dade publishes an added $2 per year, per name search fee.
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Choose certification
The criminal certified-copy page lists $1 per page and $2 per document for certification for case-document orders.
Before relying on a Dade result, check identity and scope
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State/county label saved
Store Georgia, Missouri, or Miami-Dade Florida with the result.
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Name match verified
For Missouri statewide history, remember the state calls a name search a possible match; fingerprints provide positive identification.
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Court versus repository distinguished
A single court case is not the same product as a statewide criminal-history repository response.
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Certification matched to the recipient
Do not pay for certification unless the receiving party or use case needs it, but do not submit an uncertified screenshot where certification was requested.
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No-result qualified
A no-result in one Dade jurisdiction says nothing about the other Dade counties or federal/other-state records.
Keep the jurisdiction in the file name and notes
One ambiguous keyword, three different workflows
The safest saved label is “Dade County GA court disposition,” “Dade County MO Case.net/Clerk,” or “Miami-Dade FL criminal copy/history.” That preserves the identity decision that made the search valid.