To transfer ownership of a motor vehicle or mobile home titled in Florida, you must bring the following to any Tax Collector’s office:

The Florida title properly and fully completed by both the buyer and seller. This includes the buyer and seller’s signature and printed name, purchase price and odometer reading (if applicable). If recording a lien, the lien holders name, address and date of lien are required.

Each applicant, or their appointed power of attorney, must be present to sign a new application for title. Bring personal identification in the form of a Driver’s License or Identification card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, a passport or a U.S. military I.D. card. If you are the appointed power of attorney, the original or certified copy of the original signed appointment must be presented at time of application.

Title Information

If you have purchased a new or used vehicle, vessel or motor home from a Florida or out-of-state dealership or private party, the dealer and/or purchaser is required by law to process the application for title and registration.

Click below for an Application for Certificate of Title:

• HSMV 82040-MV (Motor Vehicles),
• HSMV 82040-VS (Vessels),
• HSMV 82040-MH (Motor Home)

The application for duplicate Florida title may be submitted to any tax collector’s office. In order to process the transaction, the applicant must provide proof of identity (driver license, identification card, etc.) with their completed application. This includes proof of identity for any individual signing as an authorized agent for a company/business, when applicable. This condition does not apply to a Florida licensed motor vehicle, mobile home or recreational dealer, a Florida licensed motor vehicle auction, a licensed insurance company, a lienholder, a Florida vessel dealer or their authorized agent.

If you have recently moved, proof of your new address must be submitted at the time of application. Acceptable proof is shown on the back of the application form.

If your vehicle is titled in another state, you must apply for the duplicate title through the motor vehicle division of that state. To receive an application for duplicate Florida title, please call our office.

Out of State Title Transfer

To register a vehicle previously titled out-of-state, please bring the following documents to the Tax Collector’s office.

• Out-of-state title certificate in your name or assigned to you. If recording a lien, the lienholder’s name, address and date of lien are required.
  OR
  If your vehicle is titled in your name but is financed, and the title is being held by the lienholder, submit complete lienholder information including account number, lienholder name and mailing address and your current registration. If your out-of-state registration is not current, contact your lienholder for a photocopy of the front and back of the vehicle title to submit.
• Each person whose name appears on the title, or their appointed power of attorney, must be present to sign a new application for title. Bring personal identification in the form of a Driver’s License or Identification card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, a passport or a U.S. military I.D. card. If you are the appointed power of attorney, the original or certified copy of the original signed appointment must be presented at time of application.
• Applicant’s date of birth and Florida driver license number are recorded as part of the application.
• The vehicle identification number on your vehicle, as well as the odometer reading (if applicable) must be verified on a state form 82042. VIN (vehicle identification number) verification is not required on the following:
  1. New Motor Vehicle
  2. Mobile Home
  3. Travel Trailers, and trailers under 2,000 lbs.
  4. All used out of state titled trailers over 2,000 lbs. must have VIN verification
• The Tax Collector’s office will perform this service at the time of registration or you may have one of the following
  1. A law enforcement officer from any state
  2. Florida notary
  3. DMV inspector
  4. A Florida licensed car dealer
  5. Out of State motor vehicle dealer – on their letterhead
  6. A Provost Marshal
  7. A commissioned officer in active military service, with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant or higher
  8. An LNC, “Legalman,” Chief Petty Officer or E-7
     • This form is available in any Tax Collector’s office
• Sales tax is collected on the purchase price of a vehicle assigned to you on the out-of-state title. If the out of state title certificate was issued in your name, then sales tax equivalent to Florida’s tax and local sales taxes may be required if registering within six months of titling your vehicle. If you purchased the vehicle within the last six months, submit a bill of sale or invoice listing the vehicle purchase price, sales tax paid, and any trade-in allowance.
• If purchasing a license plate for a motor vehicle, proof of Florida property damage and PIP insurance must be submitted. Company name and policy number are required.
• If transferring a license plate, submit the previous registration or license plate and decal number.

Note

Effective 4/10/2000, all used vehicles coming into Florida from a foreign country must have the vehicle identification number verified by DMV Compliance Examiner/Inspector prior to being titled, including dealer transactions. This DOES NOT include vehicles from American Samoa, Virgin Islands, Guam, or Puerto Rico.