VEHICLE REGISTRATION QUESTIONS |
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What is a registration? |
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registration is evidence of having paid the registration tax on a motor
vehicle. Registering your motor vehicle goes hand in hand with the
titling process. It consists of a metal license plate, a serially
numbered validation decal and a registration certificate. In the State
of Florida, a motor vehicle is required by law to be registered within
ten days of the owner either becoming employed, placing children in
public school, or establishing residency. Registration is also required
if the vehicle will spend more than six months out of the year in
Florida, except for active military members who are not required to
register their vehicles in Florida, but may choose to do so anyway. |
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How can I get a duplicate copy of my registration if I am out of state? |
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Duplicate Registration Service is easy and affordable. You will need to
provide vehicle information such as the VIN or tag number, proof of
ownership and a copy of your driver license and insurance card. We get
the copy for your and send it to you, anywhere in the world. |
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How can I renew my registration if I am out of state? |
Using our Registration Renewal Service is easy and affordable. You will
need to provide a copies of the following
- current registration or
vehicle information such as the VIN or tag number.
- your driver
license.
- current insurance card for the vehicle. |
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How do I register a vehicle if I am out of state? |
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our Application Forms and promptly send the package back to us, we stand
in line at the DMV for you and promptly return the completed
registration to you, along with tags or plates, anywhere in the world. |
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What are the basic registration fees? |
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See the fee schedule
on this site, the figures stated are budgets and include all costs
except Sales and Use Tax which is only due. IF you have previously
registered a vehicle in FL and let the registration lapse, we will make
every effort to save you the $225.00 "initial registration" fee included
in the state costs. Please provide us with any information about that
vehicle or your previous FL driver license number, we are diligent
bulldogs about paying taxes when they are due, without overpaying. |
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Does my registration expire on my birthday or the
end of my birth month? |
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Registrations issued
in the name of an individual expire at midnight on the day of their
birth date. NOT at NOON; at MIDNIGHT of night before, except for mobile
homes and commercial vehicles. Commercial vehicles expire at midnight on
the last day of the month of May (if registered semiannually) or
December (for annual registration). Registration issued in a company
name are assigned a designated month and the registration expires at
midnight on the last day of that month. |
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How to I pay for a two or more year registration? |
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On your initial registration, you may choose to pay for up to two years
of registration.
By signing up for our
Florida address service, your renewal will come to us , we renew the
vehicle automatically annually for as long as you like. |
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Do I carry the registration on me or in the car? |
| Section 320.0605, Florida
Statutes, requires the registration certificate or an official copy to
be in the possession of the operator of the motor vehicle or carried in
the vehicle at all times. Therefore, either way is permissible as long
as a copy can be produced for law enforcement at any time, upon demand. |
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Can I register a car that my wife owns? |
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registration and the certificate of title is one and the same on the
motor vehicle data base. Therefore, one cannot be changed without the
other. Your wife would need to register the vehicle in her name, add
you to the ownership of the vehicle, or gift the vehicle to you. If you
wish, she may sell the vehicle to you and you may pay sales tax on the
transaction. |
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Can my 16 year old minor child register a car? |
| There is not a statutory age
limit on any persons for ownership of a motor vehicle. However, you may
want to check with the insurance company before titling a vehicle in the
name of a minor since registration requires insurance. No registration
is required for any motor vehicle as long as that vehicle is not
operated on the roads of this state during the registration period. If
you plan to gift the car to your child we suggest that you do so by
adding their name to one of those old registrations that you never
renewed, thus saving 225.00 now. Then when they come of age and buy
another car, remove your name from the registration on that vehicle. |
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