To register a vehicle previously titled out-of-state, please bring the
following documents to the Tax Collector's office.
Out-of-state title certificate in your name or assigned to you. If
recording a lien, the lienholders name, address and date of lien are
required.
OR

If your vehicle is titled in your name but is financed, and the title
is being held by the lienholder, submit complete lienholder
information including account number, lienholder name and mailing
address and your current registration. If your out-of-state
registration is not current, contact your lienholder for a photocopy
of the front and back of the vehicle title to submit.
Each person whose name appears on the title, or their appointed power
of attorney, must be present to sign a new application for title.
Bring personal identification in the form of a Driver's License or
Identification card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and
Motor Vehicles (DHSMV), a passport or a U.S. military I.D. card. If
you are the appointed power of attorney, the original or certified
copy of the original signed appointment must be presented at time of
application.

Applicant's date of birth and Florida driver license number are
recorded as part of the application.

The vehicle identification number (VIN) and odometer reading (if
applicable) must be verified on a state form 82042 by one of the
following; a law enforcement officer, Florida notary, DHSMV inspector,
a Tax Collector employee, a Florida licensed car dealer or a Provost
Marshal or a commissioned officer in active military service, with the
rank of 2nd Lieutenant or higher or an LNC, "Legalman, Chief Petty
Officer. This form is available online (Note: Adobe® Acrobat® Reader™
is required to view and print the form), at any Tax Collector's office
or at most new car dealerships (please contact the service department
of the dealership to verify the availability and fees). Our office
will perform VIN verifications on-site when weather permits. For the
safety of our customers and staff, rainy, thunder and lightning
conditions will be considered inclement weather

Sales tax is collected on the purchase price of a vehicle assigned to
you on the out-of-state title. If the out of state title certificate
was issued in your name, then sales tax equivalent to Florida's tax
and local sales taxes may be required if registering within six months
of titling your vehicle. If you purchased the vehicle within the last
six months, submit a bill of sale or invoice listing the vehicle
purchase price, sales tax paid, and any trade-in allowance.