Legal-Gvt Resources
Legal, Medical & Insurance Resources for Florida Lawyers and Consumers
We hope both lawyers and consumers will find this page invaluable to find and research Florida State and Local Laws, Regulations; Codes and General Governmental Information. We also provide you links for Legal Research; Health and Medical Research; Doctor background information; Insurance Company complaints; Medical Illustrations; Consumer Information and much more.
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Miami-Dade: Court Links
County Clerk of Courts – Main Page
11th Judicial Circuit Court – (Home Page)
Judicial Directory & Calendar Information
CourtMAP Management and Access Platform
Criminal Infractions – CASE SEARCH
Traffic Court – SEARCH (Citation history – Driver’s Licenses Info: Hearing Dates; etc)
Driver’s License Status Search
Recorder’s Office – Records SEARCH (Judgments – Deeds – Mortgages – Liens – etc)
Civil Court – Records, Forms and Information
Criminal Court – Records, Forms and Information
Probate – Records, Forms, Information
Traffic and Parking (Research Traffic Violations, View & Pay Citations, etc)
Other – Miami-Dade County Links
Contact Numbers: County Departments -Agencies
Public Records Requests – How to get all sorts of public records
Recorder’s Office – Records SEARCH (Judgments – Deeds – Mortgages – Liens – etc.)
Police Records – Miami-Dade County
Property Appraiser – Property SEARCH
Municipal Code of Miami-Dade County
Elevator and Escalators: Inspection Records, Incidents, Reporting Forms
Building Permits – City of Miami – Only
Permits and License Search -Information (ex: Owner of taxi permit)
CRIME MAP – Interactive map if Crime in Miami-Dade
Maps Of Everything in Miami-Dade
Broward County Links:
Official Website of Broward County
Broward County Clerk of Court – Home
Broward County Courts 17th Judicial Circuit (Schedule a hearing; Find a case; Submit Orders; etc)
Property Search: Broward County Property Appraisers Office
Property Appraiser: Information and Links
Elevator and Escalators: Inspection Records, Incidents, Reporting Forms
STATE OF FLORIDA LINKS:
Florida Government – General
(See Heading, “Florida Legal Resources & Research” – for More Links)
Official Portal of the State of Florida
Department of State >> Home Page
Division of Corporations (Look up Corp Info; Fictitious Names; Partnerships; etc.)
State Agencies, Divisions, Commissions, Committees, etc.,
Department of Financial Services
Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (D.O.T.)
State Laws, Government and Regulations
Division of Workers’ Compensation
Florida House of Representatives
Legislative History – All Bills / Legislation (from Florida Senate, for years 2012-date)
Legislative Archives (from Florida Senate, for years 1998-2011)
Legislative History – Researching, history and intent of Florida laws
Florida Building & Municipal Codes
Municipal Codes: All municipalities in Florida & Nationwide
Florida Building Codes Home Page
Elevator Inspection & Accident Information – From, Dept of Business & Professional Regulation
Advanced – Florida Building Code: Site Requirements
FDOT – Roadway Design – Design Standards
Florida Greenbook – The Manual of Uniform Minimum Standards for Design, Construction and Maintenance criteria for public streets, roads, highways, bridges, sidewalks, curbs and curb ramps, crosswalks, bicycle facilities,
Business: Searches, Complaints
Dept of Business and Professional Regulation – Home Page
Instant Public Records – Dept of Business and Professional Regulation
File A Business Complaint – Florida Dept of Business Regulation
Business License – SEARCH (Dept Business & Professional Regulation)
Public Records Request – Fla Dept of Financial Services
Division of Corporations (Look up Corp Info; Fictitious Names; Partnerships; etc.)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration – Company Safety Records
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin – Licensing & Insurance Information
How To Contact a Business: If you ever had trouble finding how to contact a business
Insurance Companies: Issues and Complaints
Office of Insurance Regulation – Company Info; Complaints; etc
Insurance Company – SEARCH (Look Up Your Insurance Co)
Insurance Fraud – Report Online
Complaints and Help with Insurance Companies – Division of Consumer Services
Civil Remedy Notice of Insurer Violation (How To File – Forms)
Service of Process on Insurance Companies – Instructions
On Line – Service of Process on Insurance Companies
Medical and Health Links
(For medical illustrations and medical research links, see under, “Additional Links“, below)
Physician Profile – Background – Licensing – etc.
Physician Consumer Services – Complaint Forms & Additional Physician Info
Medical Facility Complaints, Online – Hospital; Nursing Homes; etc.
Healthcare Blue Book – Get pricing information for medical services
State of Florida Health Finder (guide to: Pricing, performance, outcomes, etc.)
Health Care Admin: Consumer Information; Hospital and Nursing Home Complaints
Food-borne Illness Complaint – Florida Dept of Health
FLORIDA LEGAL RESOURCES & RESEARCH
Legal Research: Google Scholar
Florida Supreme Court – Home Page – Lots of useful resources
Watch Live – Fl. Supreme Court Oral Arguments
Opinions of, Florida Supreme Court & Appellate Courts
Florida State Courts – Home Page
Florida Circuit Courts – Links to all Florida Circuit Courts Home Pages
Statute of Limitations –Personal Injury Cases – All States
Florida State Archives – Researching, history and intent of Florida laws
FIU-Law – Florida Law Website Links
FSU College of Law School – Research Center
Florida Legislative History – From University of Miami
Federal Court Links
Southern District of Florida – Court Home Page
CM/ECF Filer or PACER – LOGIN (Florida Southern District)
PACER – Public Access to Federal Court Records
Federal Civil Division – Forms
Medicare & Medicaid – Links
Medicare Secondary Payer (MSRP) – Portal
Medicaid 3rd Party Recovery– Florida AHCA Tort Recovery -On Line
ADDITIONAL LINKS OF INTEREST
Traffic Information
Florida Highway Patrol – Traffic Incidents by Region
Medical Research, Illustrations & Surgical Videos
The Merck Manual: Home Health Handbook
Grey’s Anatomy of the Human Body
ChiroGeek: How to Read an MRI and Understand Disc Herniations
X-Ray Anatomy of the Skeleton – (with & without Labels)
Medical Gross Anatomy Images, University of Michigan
Atlas of Anatomy Images: Univ Arkansas
Clinical Images & Links, from Univ. of California
The Anatomy Guy: Videos of Dissections, Illustrations, etc.
US National Library of Medicine, Human Visible Project
Academicearth Human Anatomy & Dissection
Human Anatomy and Dissection Online
Medical Matrix Medical Research Resources and Links
Your Surgery. Surgical Animations and Graphics
Spine Universe Video and Animations
Consumer Safety
Seatbelt Safety, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
All NCSA / NHTSA Publication Topics
Motor Vehicle Safety Complaints and Search
US Consumer Products Safety Commission
Consumer Organizations
Americans for Insurance Reform
Center for Justice & Democracy
National Consumer Law Center – Protecting your Safety
Executive Pay Watch – CEO Pay Database
POLITICS: LEARN THE FACTS
Project Vote Smart – American Government, Elections, Candidates and Voting
Americans for Insurance Reform
Center for Justice & Democracy
