{
 "state": "FL",
 "state_name": "Florida",
 "agency": {
  "name": "Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV)",
  "counter": "County Tax Collector office or License Plate Agency (motor vehicle service center)",
  "phone": "(850) 617-2000",
  "url": "https://www.flhsmv.gov/"
 },
 "verified_at": "2026-09-06",
 "verified_by": "Claude (source read) — Roy spot-check pending",
 "fees": {
  "source": "FLHSMV Fee Procedure FEES-01, Rev. 04/26 (https://www.flhsmv.gov/pdf/proc/fees/fees-01.pdf); summary at https://www.flhsmv.gov/fees/",
  "transfer_electronic": 75.25,
  "transfer_paper_printed": 77.75,
  "transfer_fast_title": 85.25,
  "original_used_out_of_state_electronic": 85.25,
  "duplicate_electronic": 75.25,
  "paper_print_surcharge": 2.5,
  "fast_title_surcharge": 10.0,
  "lien_recording": 2.0,
  "late_penalty": 20.0,
  "late_penalty_note": "F.S. 319.23(6): $20 if the application is filed more than 30 days after delivery of the vehicle. The $10 figure seen on some sites is the VESSEL penalty (F.S. 328.15), not motor vehicles.",
  "initial_registration": 225.0,
  "initial_registration_note": "Charged when the buyer has no Florida plate to transfer (first registration of a vehicle in the owner's name); not charged when transferring an existing plate."
 },
 "deadline": {
  "days": 30,
  "from": "delivery of the vehicle (date of sale)",
  "source": "F.S. 319.23(6); FLHSMV consumer page 'Buying from a Private Sale'"
 },
 "forms": {
  "82040": {
   "name": "Application for Certificate of Motor Vehicle Title (HSMV 82040 MV)",
   "url": "https://www.flhsmv.gov/pdf/forms/82040-mv.pdf",
   "notes": "Section 5 asks how the vehicle was acquired: Sale (price), Gift, Repossession, Court Order, Inheritance, Other. Section 6 = Odometer Declaration (federal warning; 5- or 6-digit; actual / not actual / exceeds mechanical limits). Section 8 = VIN/odometer verification block (dealer, Florida notary, law enforcement, FLHSMV/TC/LPA employee). Section 9 = Sales tax exemption certification (when applicable)."
  },
  "82050": {
   "name": "Notice of Sale and/or Bill of Sale for a Motor Vehicle, Mobile Home, Off-Highway Vehicle or Vessel (HSMV 82050)",
   "url": "https://www.flhsmv.gov/pdf/forms/82050.pdf",
   "notes": "Seller files the Notice of Sale to end liability; doubles as bill of sale."
  },
  "82042": {
   "name": "Vehicle Identification Number and Odometer Verification (HSMV 82042)",
   "url": "https://www.flhsmv.gov/pdf/forms/82042.pdf",
   "notes": "Required for vehicles never titled in Florida (out-of-state). Verified by a licensed Florida dealer, Florida notary public, law enforcement officer, or FLHSMV / tax collector / license plate agency employee."
  },
  "82053": {
   "name": "Power of Attorney (HSMV 82053)",
   "url": "https://www.flhsmv.gov/pdf/forms/82053.pdf",
   "notes": "Lets someone sign title documents for the owner."
  },
  "82101": {
   "name": "Application for Duplicate or Lost in Transit/Reassignment Title (HSMV 82101)",
   "url": "https://www.flhsmv.gov/pdf/forms/82101.pdf",
   "notes": "Lost or destroyed title; duplicate fee $75.25 electronic."
  },
  "82139": {
   "name": "Application for Notice of Lien (HSMV 82139)",
   "url": "https://www.flhsmv.gov/pdf/forms/82139.pdf",
   "notes": "Recording a lien; $2.00 lien fee."
  },
  "82994": {
   "name": "Motor Vehicle Title Reassignment Supplement (HSMV 82994)",
   "url": "https://www.flhsmv.gov/pdf/forms/82994.pdf",
   "notes": "Used when the title is ELECTRONIC: seller and buyer both appear at the service center with photo ID to reassign and disclose odometer."
  },
  "82092": {
   "name": "Application for Co-Owner to Add/Remove (HSMV 82092)",
   "url": "https://www.flhsmv.gov/pdf/forms/82092.pdf",
   "notes": "Referenced by FLHSMV for electronic-title reassignments in some cases."
  },
  "82152": {
   "name": "Surviving Spouse / Heir affidavit form (HSMV 82152)",
   "url": "https://www.flhsmv.gov/pdf/forms/82152.pdf",
   "notes": "Used by a surviving spouse to retitle a deceased owner's vehicle (F.S. 319.28). Confirm current title on the PDF."
  },
  "DR-99A": {
   "name": "Affidavit for Private Casual Sale of a Motor Vehicle (DOR DR-99A)",
   "url": "https://floridarevenue.com/forms",
   "notes": "Both parties sign when the sale price is below 80% of book value, so tax is charged on the real price."
  }
 },
 "rules": {
  "notarization": {
   "value": "NOT required on the 'Transfer of Title by Seller' section of a Florida title, even though the form has a notary block.",
   "source": "FLHSMV Procedure TL-11, Rev. 06/26"
  },
  "odometer": {
   "value": "Federal odometer disclosure is mandatory for non-exempt vehicles; seller writes the reading, date and signs; buyer signs. 'Not actual' or 'exceeds mechanical limits' must be checked if true.",
   "source": "TL-11; 49 CFR Part 580; 82040 Section 6"
  },
  "electronic_title": {
   "value": "If the seller holds an electronic title (no paper), both parties must go to a tax collector / license plate agency with photo ID and complete the reassignment (HSMV 82994) and odometer disclosure there; or the seller first orders a paper title ($2.50 mail fee or $10 fast title).",
   "source": "TL-11; FLHSMV 'Buying from a Private Sale'"
  },
  "joint_owners": {
   "value": "Owners joined by 'AND' must both sign; owners joined by 'OR' need only one signature.",
   "source": "TL-11"
  },
  "vin_verification": {
   "value": "Required when the vehicle has never been titled in Florida (out-of-state title). Not required for a Florida-titled vehicle sold within Florida.",
   "source": "F.S. 319.23(3); TL-11; consumer page"
  },
  "lien": {
   "value": "A lien on the title must be satisfied/released by the lienholder before ownership transfers. Electronic liens are released electronically.",
   "source": "TL-11"
  },
  "altered_price": {
   "value": "If the purchase price on the title is written over or altered, the tax collector requires the original or certified bill of sale (or a duplicate title / court order).",
   "source": "TL-11 item 15"
  },
  "no_lemon_law_used": {
   "value": "Florida has no Lemon Law for used vehicles; private sales are as-is.",
   "source": "FLHSMV 'Buying from a Private Sale'"
  },
  "deceased_owner": {
   "value": "F.S. 319.28: an heir or the personal representative applies with HSMV 82040. No probate order is needed if the applicant files an affidavit that the estate is not indebted and that the surviving spouse and heirs agreed on the division. If there is a will: certified copy if probated (plus solvency affidavit) or a sworn copy if not probated (plus not-indebted affidavit). A surviving spouse may use HSMV 82152 (Surviving Spouse form) to retitle, or may sign the existing title over to a buyer without retitling first (319.28(1)(c)).",
   "source": "FLHSMV Procedure TL-18, Rev. 07/24; F.S. 319.28; form HSMV 82152 (https://www.flhsmv.gov/pdf/forms/82152.pdf)"
  },
  "out_of_state": {
   "value": "A vehicle never titled in Florida needs: the out-of-state title (or registration if the state does not title), HSMV 82040 with the VIN/odometer verification block completed by one of the four officials (or HSMV 82042), proof of Florida insurance, and the original-used title fee ($85.25 electronic). Tax: credit for tax paid in the other state; owned 6+ months = presumed no Florida use tax.",
   "source": "FLHSMV Procedure TL-10, Rev. 12/25; F.A.C. 12A-1.007; FEES-01"
  }
 },
 "sales_tax": {
  "rate": "6% state sales/use tax plus the county discretionary surtax (surtax applies only to the first $5,000 of the price).",
  "collected": "At the tax collector when the buyer applies for title, on the purchase price.",
  "gift": "A transfer with no consideration (gift) is not taxable. The new owner gives a sworn statement that title passed 'without any consideration valued in money' and that no lien is being assumed; check 'Gift' in Section 5 of HSMV 82040. If the recipient takes over a loan, that assumed debt counts as consideration and is taxable.",
  "inheritance": "Distribution to the heir(s) of an estate after death is exempt from sales tax (F.A.C. 12A-1.007). Check 'Inheritance' in Section 5 of 82040 and follow the F.S. 319.28 documents (see rules.deceased_owner).",
  "out_of_state_credit": "Credit for sales/use tax lawfully paid to another state; a vehicle owned for six months or longer before it is brought into Florida is presumed not subject to Florida use tax (12A-1.007).",
  "source": "Florida DOR GT-800030; F.A.C. 12A-1.007 (eff. 2/20/2025)",
  "family": "Transfers of marital property between husband and wife, and transfers between former spouses as part of a divorce settlement, are exempt (12A-1.007). Parent-to-child transfers are only exempt when they are true gifts (no money and no assumed loan).",
  "low_price": "If the declared price is below 80% of the average loan (book) value, the tax collector may tax the book value instead, unless both parties sign Form DR-99A (affidavit of actual sales price). Source: 12A-1.007."
 },
 "sources": [
  {
   "id": "FEES-01",
   "title": "FLHSMV Schedule of Title and Lien Fees, Rev. 04/26",
   "url": "https://www.flhsmv.gov/pdf/proc/fees/fees-01.pdf",
   "read": "2026-09-06"
  },
  {
   "id": "FEES",
   "title": "FLHSMV Fees page",
   "url": "https://www.flhsmv.gov/fees/",
   "read": "2026-09-06"
  },
  {
   "id": "TL-11",
   "title": "FLHSMV Procedure TL-11 Transfer of Florida Certificate of Title, Rev. 06/26",
   "url": "https://www.flhsmv.gov/pdf/proc/tl/tl-11.pdf",
   "read": "2026-09-06"
  },
  {
   "id": "319.23",
   "title": "Florida Statutes 319.23 Application for, and issuance of, certificate of title",
   "url": "http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0300-0399/0319/Sections/0319.23.html",
   "read": "2026-09-06"
  },
  {
   "id": "82040",
   "title": "HSMV 82040 MV form",
   "url": "https://www.flhsmv.gov/pdf/forms/82040-mv.pdf",
   "read": "2026-09-06"
  },
  {
   "id": "GT-800030",
   "title": "Florida DOR Sales and Use Tax on Motor Vehicles",
   "url": "https://floridarevenue.com/Forms_library/current/brochure/gt800030.pdf",
   "read": "2026-09-06"
  },
  {
   "id": "PRIVATE-SALE",
   "title": "FLHSMV Buying from a Private Sale",
   "url": "https://www.flhsmv.gov/safety-center/consumer-education/buying-vehicle-florida/buying-private-sale/",
   "read": "2026-09-06"
  },
  {
   "id": "TL-18",
   "title": "FLHSMV Procedure TL-18 Deceased owners/lienholders, Rev. 07/24",
   "url": "https://www.flhsmv.gov/pdf/proc/tl/tl-18.pdf",
   "read": "2026-09-06"
  },
  {
   "id": "TL-10",
   "title": "FLHSMV Procedure TL-10 Original Certificate of Title, Rev. 12/25",
   "url": "https://www.flhsmv.gov/pdf/proc/tl/tl-10.pdf",
   "read": "2026-09-06"
  },
  {
   "id": "12A-1.007",
   "title": "F.A.C. 12A-1.007 Aircraft, Boats, Mobile Homes, and Motor Vehicles (eff. 2/20/2025)",
   "url": "https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/florida/Fla-Admin-Code-Ann-R-12A-1-007",
   "read": "2026-09-06"
  }
 ]
}