Basic Vessel Title Information

All motorized vessels, commercial and private must be titled and registered before they can be used in Florida waters.
Titling and registration fees are separate charges.
Applications for vessel registration and title certificates are to be filed by the vessel owner with the county tax collector's office where the vessel is located or in the county where the vessel owner resides.
Unless a vessel is exempt from titling, it must be titled at the same time it is registered.  This can be accomplished at both of our locations.
The registration certificate must be on board the vessel when in operation. The purchaser of a new or used vessel has 30 days to apply for registration and title. During this 30-day grace period, the owner is required to have aboard his vessel proof of date of purchase. A properly executed Bill of Sale is acceptable. Operation of an unregistered vessel after 30 days is a second-degree misdemeanor.
The following vessels are exempt from titling:
Non-motor-powered vessels less than 16 feet in length
Vessels owned by the United States Government
Federally documented vessels
Vessels used exclusively on private lakes and ponds
Vessels used solely for demonstration, testing or sales promotional purposes by a dealer or manufacturer
Vessels owned and operated by the state or its political subdivisions
Vessels from a country other than the U.S., temporarily using the waters of this state for not more than 90 days
Vessels already covered by registration numbers awarded according to a federally approved numbering system of another state or by the US Coast Guard in a state without a federally approved numbering system, provided that the vessels are not operated in Florida waters more than 90 consecutive days.