Miami-Dade Clerk of Courts Harvey Ruvin is going mobile.
Non only realtors but most Miami citizens are drooling for this. It can save us tons and tons of time, traffic, money and unnecessary inconvenience!
The clerk’s office launched on May 30 mobile access to a ton
of public records. They include county real-estate records, marriage licenses
and code-enforcement and parking violations. Other official records from the
county recorder also will be available via mobile devices during the first
phase of the project.
The mobile portal at www.miami-dadeclerk.com — which requires no
app download — works with a host of mobile devices, including iPhones, Androids
and other smartphones, and with iPads and other tablets.
Ruvin said the push into mobile is all about delivering services
the way people want to use them.
“We have custody of and manage all the courts and county
commission records,’’ said Ruvin, who has run the state’s busiest clerk’s
office since 1992. “The more accessible we can make it, the greater public
value that asset becomes.’’
Beginning Thursday May 30th, users can execute various county
transactions on mobile devices, including paying parking tickets or code
enforcement violations and obtaining certified copies of documents.
“I’ve had conversations with Realtors who are just drooling for
this,’’ said Ruvin, who hopes to cut down on foot traffic at county facilities
and cut costs.
Ruvin said the mobile project isn’t costing his office extra.
“It’s all being done in-house with full-time employees.’’The Miami-Dade Clerk
of Courts’ website has long been popular. (A Google analysis found the site got
the most hits of any website in South Florida in 2011.)
“We got 13 million hits in May’’ said Ruvin.
Ruvin said he’s updating his mantra of serving people “online
rather than in line” for the mobile age: “We want to provide information on the
go, to do business on the go.”
Laurie F. Reaves, director of the technical services division
for the clerk’s office, said 80 percent of all collections are paid
electronically, including by phone and Internet. Mobile access is expected to
make online payments all the more popular. “People want to do business on the
go,’’ Reaves said.
The mobile access is part of a series of technology upgrades at
the county clerk’s office. In April, it began accepting e-Filing of new
complaints in the Circuit and County Civil and Probate Divisions, a move
mandated by the Florida Supreme Court.
Mobile access provides the same menus and content as clerk’s
regular Website, but in a format customized to display on mobile devices, said
Miguel A. Mukodsi, senior systems analyst/programmer for the clerk.
The clerk’s office plans to launch Phase 2 of the project this
summer by adding certain criminal records, and jury pool and other information.
Phase 3 will expand mobile access to include records for family, civil, probate
and traffic courts; and for the Value Adjustment Board, which reviews real
estate assessments. * Source: Miami Herald.
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