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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to motor vehicles; amending s. 319.23, 2
F.S.; revising the period in which motor vehicle 3
dealers and mobile home dealers must file applications 4
for certificates of title; providing an effective 5
date. 6
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8
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Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of section 10
319.23, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 11
319.23 Application for, and is suance of, certificate of 12
title.— 13
(6)(a) In the case of the sale of a motor vehicle or 14
mobile home by a licensed dealer to a general purchaser, the 15
certificate of title must be obtained in the name of the 16
purchaser by the dealer upon application signed b y the 17
purchaser, and in each other case the certificate must be 18
obtained by the purchaser. In each case of transfer of a motor 19
vehicle or mobile home, the application for a certificate of 20
title, a corrected certificate, or an assignment or reassignment 21
must be filed within 60 30 days after the delivery of the motor 22
vehicle or after consummation of the sale of the mobile home to 23
the purchaser. An applicant must pay a fee of $20, in addition 24
to all other fees and penalties required by law, for failing to 25
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file such application within the specified time. In the case of 26
the sale of a motor vehicle by a licensed motor vehicle dealer 27
to a general purchaser who resides in another state or country, 28
the dealer is not required to apply for a certificate of title 29
for the motor vehicle; however, the dealer must transfer 30
ownership and reassign the certificate of title or 31
manufacturer's certificate of origin to the purchaser, and the 32
purchaser must sign an affidavit, as approved by the department, 33
that the purchaser will ti tle and register the motor vehicle in 34
another state or country. 35
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 36