Miami-Dade clerk describes payment plans, property-fraud alerts and Operation Greenlight during Opa-locka roundtable

Juan W. King (presented as clerk of the court and county comptroller) told Opa-locka residents his office administers multiple services that affect daily life — jury notices, payment plans for traffic and parking fines, property-fraud alerts and county finance functions transferred under Amendment 10.

"I wear two hats. I'm clerk of the court and comptroller," King said, outlining court and county functions his office performs. He said traffic tickets and parking citations are collected but not issued by his office and described online payment plans that charge a $25 initiation fee and that the office has enrolled more than 25,000 people, with an average monthly payment of about $25.

King described the county's free property-fraud alert system: registrants receive email or text alerts and a link to flagged documents when a recorded document affecting a registered property changes. He said the service can be set up at miamidadeclerk.gov and that one email account can register up to 25 properties.

King announced Operation Greenlight, a limited-time program (April 21–May 4, dates provided by the clerk at the event) during which the office will waive collection fees for certain older traffic tickets, parking tickets or court costs that are in collections — a waiver the clerk said represents approximately 30% savings on an account enrolled in the program.

He also described expanded office hours and three locations offering extended service on Thursdays and Saturdays and said the county finance function moved to his office after Amendment 10 took effect in January, making his office custodian of county funds and responsible for accounting and related functions.

King invited residents to use extended hours and web services, to register for the property-fraud alert, and to take advantage of the temporary waiver window if they have suspended licenses due to tickets in collections.