Any time the ownership of a vessel (including mobile home and vehicles) changes, you must apply for a title and registration in your name. Please read through the options below and select the one, or ones, that best fit your needs.
If you have a vessel that you purchased from a Florida vessel dealer, the dealer usually processes the certificate of title.
If you have a new vessel purchased from an out-of-state vessel dealer you can have it titled at one of our service centers, or our partner tag agency.
If you have a vessel that you purchased from a Florida vessel dealer, the dealer usually processes the certificate of title.
The following items are needed in addition to a completed Application for Certificate of Title:
Find the estimated fees associated with this type of service.
When registering a vessel that was previously titled out-of-state, a Certificate of Title Application may be completed and submitted at one of the Tax Collector’s Service Centers or our partner Tag Agency.
The following items are also required:
NOTE: Antique vessels (30 years or older) coming from another state or country which do not have a current certificate of title or USCG documentation to provide as proof of ownership must have a HIN inspection conducted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) prior to applying for Florida title/registration.
When transferring ownership of a vessel already titled in Florida, you must bring the following items to one of the Tax Collector’s Service Centers or our partner Tag Agency:
When registering a vessel that is currently documented through the United States Coast Guard, an Application to Register Non-Titled Vessels (HSMV 87244) will need to be completed and submitted at one of the Tax Collector’s Service Centers or our partner Tag Agency.
The following items are also required:
NOTE: If you are having your vessel removed from documentation, you will need to provide the “Evidence of Deletion from United States Documentation” letter from the US Coast Guard (and bill of sale, if ownership is changing) to apply for a Florida title/registration.
Vessel Registrations
Registration Renewal
Florida law requires vessel registrations to be current if operated, used or stored in the water. Florida vessel registrations expire as follows:
Vessel registrations may be renewed at one of our service centers, through our partner Tag Agency.
Check your mail! As a courtesy, the Lee County Tax Collector’s Office mails renewal notices to Florida vessel owners approximately three weeks prior to the owner’s birth month (or month in which the renewal is due). Be on the lookout for the notice which has information to help you renew your registration quickly and easily.
Registration notice can be returned for renewal by mail in the envelope provided.
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