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FL Stat § 319.20 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIII - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 319 - Title Certificates|319.20 - Application of Law.

319.20 Application of law.—Except as otherwise specifically provided, this chapter applies exclusively to motor vehicles and mobile homes required to be registered and licensed under the laws of this state and defined by such registration laws, including residential manufactured buildings placed on mobile home lots under s. 553.382. A residential manufactured building placed on a mobile home lot as provided in s. 553.382 shall be treated as a mobile home for purposes of this chapter. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to any moped or to any trailer or semitrailer having a net weight of less than 2,000 pounds. All provisions of this chapter relating to title certificates also apply to any recreational vehicle-type unit and to any mobile home classified and taxed as real property pursuant to s. 320.0815(2); and no title, lien, or other interest in such vehicle or mobile home shall be valid unless evidenced in accordance with this chapter.History.—s. 1, ch. 23658, 1947; s. 6, ch. 65-190; s. 1, ch. 65-447; s. 4, ch. 82-134; s. 7, ch. 2015-163.
FL Stat § 319.235 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIII - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 319 - Title Certificates|319.235 - Encumbrance of Co-Owned Motor Vehicle or Mobile Home.

319.235 Encumbrance of co-owned motor vehicle or mobile home.—When a motor vehicle or mobile home is registered in the names of two or more persons as co-owners in the alternative by the use of the word “or,” whether or not the co-owners are husband and wife, each co-owner shall be deemed to have granted to any other co-owner the absolute right to place a lien or encumbrance on the motor vehicle or mobile home; and the signature of one co-owner shall constitute proper execution of the notice of lien. When a motor vehicle or mobile home is registered in the names of two or more persons as co-owners in the conjunctive by the use of the word “and,” the signature of each co-owner shall be required in order to place a lien or encumbrance on the motor vehicle or mobile home.History.—s. 8, ch. 82-134.
FL Stat § 319.241 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIII - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 319 - Title Certificates|319.241 - Removal of Lien From Records.

319.241 Removal of lien from records.—The owner of a motor vehicle or mobile home upon which a lien has been filed with the department or noted upon a certificate of title for a period of 5 years may apply to the department in writing for such lien to be removed from the department files or from the certificate of title. The application shall be accompanied by evidence satisfactory to the department that the applicant has notified the lienholder by certified mail, not less than 20 days prior to the date of the application, of his or her intention to apply to the department for removal of the lien. Ten days after receipt of the application, the department may remove the lien from its files or from the certificate of title, as the case may be, if no statement in writing protesting removal of the lien is received by the department from the lienholder within the 10-day period. If, however, the lienholder files with the department within the 10-day period a written statement that the lien is still outstanding, the department shall not remove the lien until the lienholder presents a satisfaction of lien to the department. Ten days after the receipt of an application for a derelict motor vehicle certificate and notification to the lienholder, the department may remove the lien from the derelict motor vehicle record if a written statement protesting removal of the lien is not received by the department from the lienholder within the 10-day period.History.—s. 1, ch. 59-479; s. 6, ch. 65-190; ss. 24, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 10, ch. 82-134; s. 342, ch. 95-148; s. 8, ch. 2010-198.
FL Stat § 319.271 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIII - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 319 - Title Certificates|319.271 - Terminal Rent Adjustment Clause.

319.271 Terminal rent adjustment clause.—In the case of motor vehicles or trailers, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a transaction does not create a security interest merely because it provides that the rental price is permitted or required to be adjusted under the agreement either upward or downward by reference to the amount realized upon sale or other disposition of the motor vehicle or trailer.History.—s. 8, ch. 90-278.
FL Stat § 319.29 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIII - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 319 - Title Certificates|319.29 - Lost or Destroyed Certificates.

319.29 Lost or destroyed certificates.—(1) If a certificate of title is lost or destroyed, application for a duplicate copy thereof shall be made to the department by the owner of the motor vehicle or mobile home or the holder of a lien thereon upon a form prescribed by the department and accompanied by the fee prescribed in this chapter. The application shall be signed and sworn to by the applicant. Thereupon the department shall issue a duplicate copy of the certificate of title to the person entitled to receive the certificate of title under the provisions of this chapter. The duplicate copy and all subsequent certificates of title issued in the chain of title originated by such duplicate copy shall be plainly marked across their faces “duplicate copy,” and any subsequent purchaser of the motor vehicle or mobile home in the chain of title originating through such duplicate copy shall acquire only such rights in the motor vehicle or mobile home as the original holder of the duplicate copy himself or herself had.(2) Any purchaser of such motor vehicle or mobile home may at the time of purchase require the seller to indemnify him or her and all subsequent purchasers of the motor vehicle or mobile home against any loss which he, she, or they may suffer by reason of any claim or claims presented upon the original certificate. If the original certificate of title is recovered by the owner, he or she shall forthwith surrender the original certificate to the department for cancellation.(3) If, following the issuance of an original, duplicate, or corrected certificate of title by the department, the certificate is lost in transit and is not delivered to the addressee, the owner of the motor vehicle or mobile home, or the holder of a lien thereon, may, within 180 days of the date of issuance of the title, apply to the department for reissuance of the certificate of title. No additional fee shall be charged for reissuance under this subsection.(4) The department shall implement a system to verify that the application is signed by a person authorized to receive a duplicate title certificate under this section if the address shown on the application is different from the address shown for the applicant on the records of the department.History.—s. 10, ch. 23658, 1947; s. 8, ch. 25150, 1949; s. 11, ch. 25035, 1949; s. 6, ch. 65-190; ss. 24, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 14, ch. 82-134; s. 13, ch. 89-333; s. 345, ch. 95-148; s. 27, ch. 97-300.
FL Stat § 319.323 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIII - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 319 - Title Certificates|319.323 - Expedited Service; Applications; Fees.

319.323 Expedited service; applications; fees.—The department shall establish a separate title office which may be used by private citizens and licensed motor vehicle dealers to receive expedited service on title transfers, title issuances, duplicate titles, and recordation of liens. A fee of $10 shall be charged for this service, which fee is in addition to the fees imposed by s. 319.32. The fee, after deducting the amount referenced by s. 319.324 and $3.50 to be retained by the processing agency, shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. Application for expedited service may be made by mail or in person. The department shall issue each title applied for under this section within 5 working days after receipt of the application except for an application for a duplicate title certificate covered by s. 319.23(4), in which case the title must be issued within 5 working days after compliance with the department’s verification requirements.History.—s. 1, ch. 79-399; s. 17, ch. 82-134; s. 8, ch. 89-333; s. 16, ch. 96-413; s. 8, ch. 2009-71; s. 26, ch. 2013-160.
FL Stat § 319.324 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIII - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 319 - Title Certificates|319.324 - Odometer Fraud Prevention and Detection; Funding.

319.324 Odometer fraud prevention and detection; funding.—(1) Moneys received by the department pursuant to s. 319.32(1) in the amount of $1 for each original certificate of title, each duplicate copy of a certificate of title, and each assignment by a lienholder shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. There shall also be deposited into the fund moneys received by the department pursuant to s. 319.323 in the amount of $5 for each expedited service performed by the department for which a fee is assessed.(2) Moneys deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund under this section shall be used to implement and maintain efforts by the department to prevent and detect odometer fraud, including the prompt investigation of alleged instances of odometer mileage discrepancies reported by licensed motor vehicle dealers, auctions, or purchasers of motor vehicles. In addition, moneys deposited into the fund may be used by the department for general operations.History.—s. 14, ch. 89-333; s. 1, ch. 92-119; s. 62, ch. 93-120; s. 9, ch. 2009-71; s. 79, ch. 2010-102.
FL Stat § 319.34 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIII - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 319 - Title Certificates|319.34 - Transfer Without Delivery of Certificate; Operation or Use Without Certificate; Failure to Surrender; Other Violations.

319.34 Transfer without delivery of certificate; operation or use without certificate; failure to surrender; other violations.—Whoever, except as otherwise provided for in this chapter, purports to sell or transfer a motor vehicle or mobile home without delivering to the purchaser or transferee thereof a certificate of title thereto duly assigned to such purchaser as provided in this chapter or operates or uses in this state a motor vehicle or mobile home for which a certificate of title is required without such certificate having been obtained in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or upon which the certificate of title has been canceled; whoever fails to surrender any certificate of title, certificate of registration, license plate, or sticker upon cancellation of the same by the department and notice thereof as prescribed in this chapter; whoever fails to surrender the certificate of title to the department as provided in this chapter in case of the destruction or dismantling or change of a motor vehicle or mobile home in such respect that it is not the motor vehicle or mobile home described in the certificate of title; or whoever violates any of the other provisions of this chapter, or any lawful rule adopted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months, or both, for each offense.History.—s. 15, ch. 23658, 1947; s. 12, ch. 25150, 1949; s. 6, ch. 65-190; ss. 24, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 19, ch. 82-134.
FL Stat § 319.40 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIII - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 319 - Title Certificates|319.40 - Transactions by Electronic or Telephonic Means.

319.40 Transactions by electronic or telephonic means.—(1) The department may accept any application provided for under this chapter by electronic or telephonic means.(2) The department may issue an electronic certificate of title in lieu of printing a paper title.(3) The department may collect electronic mail addresses and use electronic mail in lieu of the United States Postal Service as a method of notification. However, any notice regarding the potential forfeiture or foreclosure of an interest in property must be sent via the United States Postal Service.History.—s. 18, ch. 97-300; s. 26, ch. 2012-181.
FL Stat § 319.41 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIII - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 319 - Title Certificates|319.41 - Title History Database.

319.41 Title history database.—The department shall make available on the Internet a database of title transactions searchable by vehicle identification number. In the Internet database, the department shall only provide access to information relating to the year, make, model, and mileage of the vehicle, along with the date of sales and any brands or outstanding liens on the title.History.—s. 128, ch. 2002-20.
FL Stat § 320.0104 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIII - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 320 - Motor Vehicle Licenses|320.0104 - Legislative Intent With Respect to Implementation of Chapter.

320.0104 Legislative intent with respect to implementation of chapter.—(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the provisions of this chapter be implemented in such a manner that the convenience of the applicant is the first consideration.(2) Further, it is the intent of the Legislature that all services affecting motor carriers be consolidated in order to encourage interstate commerce and achieve maximum efficiency in registration, permitting, and safety programs administered by this state. In order to achieve this goal, Florida must join the cooperative effort that is being conducted on the national level by Congress, the United States Department of Transportation, and other groups to achieve uniformity among the jurisdictions and reduce the number of separate reports required by each jurisdiction of the motor carrier industry. Florida shall consolidate all requirements imposed on motor carriers operating in this state and shall actively negotiate reciprocal agreements and compacts with other jurisdictions to accomplish the intent of this chapter.History.—s. 2, ch. 83-318; s. 44, ch. 85-180.
FL Stat § 320.011 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIII - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 320 - Motor Vehicle Licenses|320.011 - Administration and Enforcement; Rules.

320.011 Administration and enforcement; rules.—The department shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement them.History.—s. 3, ch. 65-190; ss. 24, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 77-357; s. 14, ch. 80-217; s. 3, ch. 83-318; s. 62, ch. 98-200.Note.—Former s. 318.031.
FL Stat § 320.015 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIII - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 320 - Motor Vehicle Licenses|320.015 - Taxation of Mobile Homes.

320.015 Taxation of mobile homes.—(1) A mobile home, as defined in s. 320.01(2), regardless of its actual use, shall be subject only to a license tax unless classified and taxed as real property. A mobile home is to be considered real property only when the owner of the mobile home is also the owner of the land on which the mobile home is situated and said mobile home is permanently affixed thereto. Any prefabricated or modular housing unit or portion thereof not manufactured upon an integral chassis or undercarriage for travel over the highways shall be taxed as real property once it is permanently affixed to real property. This subsection does not apply to a display home or other inventory being held for sale by a manufacturer or dealer of modular housing units.(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), any mobile home classified by a seller or a lender as personal property at the time a security interest was granted therein to secure an obligation shall continue to be so classified for all purposes relating to the loan and security interest, at least as long as any part of such obligation, or any extension or renewal thereof, remains outstanding. Classification of a mobile home as personal property by a seller or a lender shall not prohibit the owner from having the mobile home classified and taxed as real property under subsection (1).History.—Formerly s. 13, Art IX of the Constitution of 1885, as amended; converted to statutory law by s. 10, Art. XII of the Constitution as revised in 1968; s. 2, ch. 70-391; s. 2, ch. 72-339; s. 3, ch. 85-155; s. 6, ch. 87-225; s. 27, ch. 2006-290.
FL Stat § 320.025 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIII - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 320 - Motor Vehicle Licenses|320.025 - Registration Certificate and License Plate or Decal Issued Under Fictitious Name; Application.

320.025 Registration certificate and license plate or decal issued under fictitious name; application.—(1) A confidential registration certificate and registration license plate or decal shall be issued under a fictitious name only for a motor vehicle or vessel owned or operated by a law enforcement agency of state, county, municipal, or federal government, the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, or any state public defender’s office. The requesting agency shall file a written application with the department on forms furnished by the department, which includes a statement that the license plate or decal will be used for the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit or law enforcement or any state public defender’s office activities requiring concealment of publicly leased or owned motor vehicles or vessels and a statement of the position classifications of the individuals who are authorized to use the license plate or decal. The department may modify its records to reflect the fictitious identity of the owner or lessee until such time as the license plate or decal and registration certificate are surrendered to it.(2) Except as provided in subsection (1), any motor vehicle owned or exclusively operated by the state or any county, municipality, or other governmental entity must at all times display a license plate of the type prescribed in s. 320.0655. Any vessel owned or exclusively operated by the state or any county, municipality, or other governmental entity must at all times display a registration number as required in s. 328.56 and a vessel decal as required in s. 328.48(5).(3) This section constitutes an exception to other statutes relating to falsification of public records, false swearing, and similar matters. All records relating to the registration application of the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, a law enforcement agency, or any state public defender’s office, and records necessary to carry out the intended purpose of this section, are exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1), and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution as long as the information is retained by the department. This section does not prohibit other personations, fabrications, or creations of false identifications by the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, or law enforcement or public defender’s officers in the official performance of covert operations.History.—s. 1, ch. 73-37; ss. 2, 3, ch. 80-306; s. 5, ch. 83-318; s. 1, ch. 85-110; s. 1, ch. 89-48; s. 2, ch. 91-114; s. 1, ch. 94-308; s. 2, ch. 96-331; s. 152, ch. 96-406; s. 115, ch. 2002-20.
FL Stat § 320.031 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIII - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 320 - Motor Vehicle Licenses|320.031 - Mailing of Registration Certificates, License Plates, and Validation Stickers.

320.031 Mailing of registration certificates, license plates, and validation stickers.—(1) The department and the tax collectors of the several counties of the state may at the request of the applicant use United States mail service to deliver registration certificates and renewals thereof, license plates, mobile home stickers, and validation stickers to applicants.(2) A mail service charge may be collected for each registration certificate, license plate, mobile home sticker, and validation sticker mailed by the department or any tax collector. Each registration certificate, license plate, mobile home sticker, and validation sticker shall be mailed by first-class mail unless otherwise requested by the applicant. The amount of the mail service charge shall be the actual postage required, rounded to the nearest 5 cents, plus a 25-cent handling charge. The mail service charge is in addition to the service charge provided by s. 320.04. All charges collected by the department under this section shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund.History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 29956, 1955; s. 1, ch. 59-190; s. 6, ch. 65-190; ss. 24, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 5, ch. 75-66; s. 2, ch. 78-207; s. 7, ch. 83-318; s. 30, ch. 96-413; s. 261, ch. 99-248; s. 25, ch. 2000-313.
FL Stat § 320.0601 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIII - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 320 - Motor Vehicle Licenses|320.0601 - Lease and Rental Car Companies; Identification of Vehicles as For-Hire.

320.0601 Lease and rental car companies; identification of vehicles as for-hire.—(1) A rental car company may not rent in this state any for-hire vehicle, other than vehicles designed to transport cargo, that has affixed to its exterior any bumper stickers, insignias, or advertising that identifies the vehicle as a rental vehicle.(2) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Bumper stickers, insignias, or advertising” does not include:1. Any emblem of no more than two colors which is less than 2 inches by 4 inches, which is placed on the rental car for inventory purposes only, and which does not display the name or logo of the rental car company; or2. Any license required by the law of the state in which the vehicle is registered.(b) “Rent in this state” means to sign a rental contract in this state or to deliver a car to a renter in this state.(3) A rental car company that leases a motor vehicle that is found to be in violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of $500 per occurrence.(4) Any registration or renewal as required under s. 320.02 for an original or transfer of a long-term leased motor vehicle must be in the name and address of the lessee.History.—s. 3, ch. 93-398; s. 264, ch. 99-248; s. 61, ch. 2005-164.
FL Stat § 320.0605 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIII - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 320 - Motor Vehicle Licenses|320.0605 - Certificate of Registration; Possession Required; Exception.

320.0605 Certificate of registration; possession required; exception.—(1)(a) The registration certificate or an official copy thereof, a true copy or an electronic copy of rental or lease documentation issued for a motor vehicle or issued for a replacement vehicle in the same registration period, a temporary receipt printed upon self-initiated electronic renewal of a registration via the Internet, or a cab card issued for a vehicle registered under the International Registration Plan shall, at all times while the vehicle is being used or operated on the roads of this state, be in the possession of the operator thereof or be carried in the vehicle for which issued and shall be exhibited upon demand of any authorized law enforcement officer or any agent of the department, except for a vehicle registered under s. 320.0657. This section does not apply during the first 30 days after purchase of a replacement vehicle. A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.(b)1. The act of presenting to a law enforcement officer or agent of the department an electronic device displaying an electronic copy of rental or lease documentation does not constitute consent for the officer or agent to access any information on the device other than the displayed rental or lease documentation.2. The person who presents the device to the officer or agent assumes the liability for any resulting damage to the device.(2) Rental or lease documentation that is sufficient to satisfy the requirement in subsection (1) includes the following:(a) Date and time of rental;(b) Rental agreement number;(c) Rental vehicle identification number;(d) Rental vehicle license plate number and state of registration;(e) Vehicle’s make, model, and color;(f) Vehicle’s mileage; and(g) Authorized renter’s name.History.—s. 12, ch. 83-318; s. 5, ch. 86-185; s. 14, ch. 86-243; s. 48, ch. 94-306; s. 913, ch. 95-148; s. 50, ch. 96-350; s. 265, ch. 99-248; s. 28, ch. 2000-313; s. 62, ch. 2005-164; s. 31, ch. 2012-181; s. 6, ch. 2019-169.