The Sicko Mode singer was booked under his real name, Jacques Bermon Webster, at 4.35am (6.35pm AEST) on Thursday, according to an entry on the Miami-Dade County Corrections Department website.
Scott submitted bonds of $500 on a charge of trespass property and $150 on a disorderly intoxication accusation.
He was arrested at 1.44am at the Miami Beach Marina, authorities said.
Representatives for Scott have been contacted for comment.
Scott was on a charter boat and was involved in a disturbance/dispute with the crew, according to police.
Officers were called to the marina, and he was asked to leave. Scott left and came back a second time and again got into a dispute with the crew. Scott was asked to leave again. After he refused to leave, he was arrested, police said.
Scott is one of the premiere rap artists of the last decade.
He is best known for his 2018 album Astroworld and the No.1 hit single Sicko Mode featuring Drake, which sampled from a remarkable array of sources.
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The album was nominated for a Grammy for best rap album, and Sicko Mode was nominated for best rap song and best rap performance.
Last year, he released UTOPIA, which was nominated for best rap album, his 10th Grammy nomination.
In his personal life, Scott has two children with Kylie Jenner, the beauty mogul and the youngest sibling of the Kardashian-Jenner clan.
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