Print paper: $2.50 / $10Option A
Reassign at counterOption B
HSMV 82994Form at counter
Yes, with photo IDBoth parties present
Step by step
- Confirm the title is electronic and lien-free. The seller can check their vehicle record with FLHSMV; a lien must be released before any transfer.
- Option A — print a paper title first. The seller requests a paper title: $2.50 mailed (takes days) or $10 fast title printed at a tax collector office the same day. Then the sale follows the normal paper-title steps: seller section, odometer, bill of sale, buyer applies with HSMV 82040 within 30 days.
- Option B — reassign electronically at the counter. Seller and buyer go together to a tax collector office or license plate agency with photo IDs. The seller reassigns ownership and both disclose the odometer on HSMV 82994 (Title Reassignment Supplement) in front of the clerk; the buyer completes HSMV 82040 and pays in the same visit.
- Bill of sale either way. Complete HSMV 82050 so the seller's Notice of Sale is on file and the buyer has proof of price.
- Buyer pays $75.25 for the transfer (electronic title), sales tax (6% plus county surtax on the first $5,000), registration, and $225 initial registration if no Florida plate is being transferred.
What to bring to the tax collector
- Both photo IDs (Florida driver license or ID) if reassigning at the counter
- HSMV 82994 (the clerk will provide it) and HSMV 82040 completed by the buyer
- HSMV 82050 bill of sale / notice of sale
- Buyer's proof of Florida insurance
- Lien release if applicable; the plate being transferred
What gets applications rejected
- Seller "signs a paper" and leaves: with an electronic title there is nothing to sign at home; without Option A or B the buyer cannot transfer.
- Buyer pays in full before the reassignment is done at the counter.
- Only one owner shows up when the record says "AND".
- Forgetting the Notice of Sale (82050): the seller stays on record.
- Assuming the fast-title $10 includes the transfer: it is the print fee; the buyer's transfer fee is separate.
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Fees in Florida (electronic title)
- Title transfer: $75.25 (paper title printed: $77.75; fast title: $85.25)
- Late penalty after 30 days: $20.00 (F.S. 319.23(6))
- Lien recording, if any: $2.00
- Initial registration if you have no Florida plate to transfer: $225.00
- Sales tax on a purchase: 6% state sales/use tax plus the county discretionary surtax (surtax applies only to the first $5,000 of the price).
Fee schedule: FLHSMV FEES-01 Rev. 04/26 · source
Questions
What is an electronic title in Florida?
The default: FLHSMV keeps the title record electronically and prints a paper certificate only when the owner requests it (or a lien is satisfied). Most Florida vehicles have no paper title until someone orders one.
How do I sell a car with an electronic title?
Either request a paper title ($2.50 mailed or $10 fast title) and sell with it, or go with the buyer to a tax collector office and reassign it there with HSMV 82994 and both photo IDs (FLHSMV procedure TL-11).
Can the buyer transfer without me being there?
Only if you print the paper title first and complete the seller section. Electronic reassignment requires both parties at the counter.
Other Florida situations
Sources read on 2026-09-06: FLHSMV Schedule of Title and Lien Fees, Rev. 04/26; FLHSMV Procedure TL-11 Transfer of Florida Certificate of Title, Rev. 06/26; HSMV 82040 MV form; FLHSMV Buying from a Private Sale. Florida rules change; we re-check these pages against the official documents and update the date above.