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Florida's dealer rules, in plain words.

Temp tags, plates, title deadlines and the paperwork behind a sale: what Florida asks of you, and where My Dealer Jacket takes care of it.

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Florida's own word comes first.

These guides explain Florida's rules in plain words. FLHSMV's manuals and forms and the Florida Statutes are the authority, and they change before anything we write does. When anything here differs from them, follow them.

5 min readFlorida temporary tags: the rules every dealer works underHow long a Florida dealer temp tag lasts, how many you can issue for one buyer or one car, and what to do when a tag expires or has a mistake.Read the guide
4 min readHow to issue Florida temp tags from your own officeWhat a dealership needs before it can print Florida temp tags in house: the dealer license, the PIN, who signs, and the tag paper.Read the guide
4 min readMoving a buyer's Florida plate to the car they just boughtWhen you can move a buyer's Florida plate to the car they're buying, what they need to bring, what happens with a lost plate, and what it costs.Read the guide
4 min readWhat Florida tag and title fees are made ofThe parts of a Florida tag and title bill: title fee, lien, registration tax by weight, the $225 initial fee and the plate, and why two cars cost differently.Read the guide
3 min readFlorida's 30-day title deadline: how to count it and what late costsHow to count Florida's 30 days to file a title application, the late penalty under section 319.23(6), and why a temp tag doesn't stop the clock.Read the guide
5 min readThe paperwork behind a Florida used-car saleThe Florida and federal forms a typical used-car sale needs: title application, reassignment, odometer, Buyer's Guide, insurance, and the extras some deals add.Read the guide
3 min readBuy here, pay here contracts, from signing to payoffHow a buy here, pay here deal runs, from the retail installment contract to collections, late fees, repossession and an early payoff.Read the guide
3 min readGetting the credit application and documents without a second visitSend a buyer a secure link to fill in a credit application, send photos of their license and insurance, sign and pay, from their own phone.Read the guide

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Florida's dealer rules, in plain words.

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