Special departmental services; fees

(a)

Record checks. The police department may furnish, to any person upon request, a written statement certifying that the files of the department have been checked and fail to reveal any criminal record under the name of that person. The statement may be furnished for the sum of $10.00 for each such statement.

(b)

Accident reports and photographs. The records unit of the police department shall furnish upon request:

(1)

A certified copy of any accident or offense report which is on file with the records unit, for the sum of $1.00 per certified page.

(2)

Photographic prints. The sum of $10.00 shall be collected for each eight-inch by ten-inch photographic print after such photograph or photographs have been declared releasable by the chief of police or his/her designated agent.

(3)

Color photographic prints. The sum of $4.00 shall be collected for each 3½-inch by five-inch color photographic print and $12.50 for each eight-inch by ten-inch color photographic print after such photograph or photographs have been declared releasable by the chief of police or his/her designated agent.

(c)

Tape recordings. The communications unit of the police department shall furnish upon request an original copy of any telephone or dispatch recording for the sum of $2.50 plus a special service charge of $18.00 an hour pursuant to F.S. § 119.07(1)(b).

(d)

Computer printouts. The computer liaison unit of the police department shall furnish upon request a computer printout, per the requestor's instructions, for a sum of $205.00 for the first year and an additional $180.00 for each additional year requested.

(e)

Miscellaneous documents. Miscellaneous documents not enumerated above shall be furnished for a sum of $0.15 for a one-sided page and $0.20 for a two-sided page for copies of a maximum size of 8½″ by 14″ or as otherwise provided in F.S. § 119.07(1).

(f)

Fees for exceptional services. Where a service performed by an employee of the police department for a member of the public is deemed exceptional in that it requires the exclusive dedication of periods of employee time to the sole end of performing that service, a fee may be charged equal to the hourly rate of that employee or, for the purposes of standardization, to the average hourly rate of like employees, for the actual time spent in performing that service.

(g)

Fees for storing, transporting and publishing notice for lost/found property. The property unit of the police department shall collect $100.00 from the rightful owner of lost/found property upon the return by the police department of lost/found property taken into custody pursuant to F.S. § 705.102. This fee covers the cost of transporting, storing and publishing the lost/found property by the police department. In instances where the property is valued at $100.00 or under, such property may be redeemed by the owner by paying a fee equal to the value of the property returned. If the rightful owner does not pay such fees within 30 days of the claim, title to the property vests in the police department.

(h)

Administrative fee for police conducted inspections and for processing transaction forms by the pawn shop detail. Each pawn shop/secondhand dealer, except antique dealers (secondhand dealers who sell works of art, furniture, decorative objects, and other items having special value because of its age), conducting business within the City of Miami shall pay a yearly fee of $250.00 for police inspections of pawn shops/secondhand dealers and other related functions by the police department's pawn shop detail. Antique dealers shall pay a yearly inspection fee of $100.00. In addition thereto, each pawn shop/secondhand dealer, including antique dealers, will pay a $1.50 fee per transaction form submitted to the police department for the review and processing of all forms submitted by the pawn shop detail. The finance department is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to establish the proper procedure for the handling of all monies collected.

(Code 1967, § 43-8; Ord. No. 9013, § 1, 10-31-79; Ord. No. 10570, § 1, 4-13-89; Code 1980, § 42-8; Ord. No. 11425, § 2, 12-12-96; Ord. No. 11539, § 2, 9-9-97; Ord. No. 13676, § 2, 4-27-17)