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General
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commercial and private must be titled and registered before they can be used in Florida
waters.
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| Titling and registration fees
are separate charges.
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| Applications for vessel
registration and title certificates are to be filed by the vessel owner with the tax collector's office
in the county where the vessel is located or in the county where the vessel owner
resides.
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| Unless a vessel is exempt from
titling, it must be titled at the same time it is registered. Both of these actions can be
accomplished at all of our 3 locations.
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| 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. Operation of an unregistered
vessel after 30 days is a second-degree misdemeanor.
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following vessels are exempt from registration: |
| Non-motor powered vessels less than 16 feet in length. |
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| Non-motor-powered canoe, kayak, racing shell or rowing scull,
regardless of length. |
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| Vessels used exclusively on private lakes and ponds. |
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| Vessels owned by the United States Government. |
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| Vessels used exclusively as a ship's lifeboat. |
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following vessels are exempt from titling: |
| Non-motor-powered vessels less
than 16 feet in length. |
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| Vessels owned by the United
States Government. |
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| Federally documented vessels. |
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| Vessels used exclusively on
private lakes and ponds. |
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| Amphibious vessels for which a vehicle title is issued by the
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. |
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| Vessels used solely for
demonstration, testing or sales promotional purposes by a dealer or manufacturer. |
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| Vessels owned and operated by
the state or its political subdivisions. |
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| Vessels from a country other
than the U.S., temporarily using the waters of this state for not more than 90 days. |
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| 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. |
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