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Trailers: Titles & Transfers 

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Trailer Overview
Transfer Of Ownership On A Florida Title
Title Application On A New Trailer
Title Application On An Out-Of-State Trailer

Trailer Overview

The following trailers must be titled:

  • Travel trailers

  • Camping trailers

  • Park trailers

  • Fifth-wheel trailers

  • Vessel (Boat) trailers - 2,000 lbs. and over

  • Miscellaneous trailers - pulled by semi-tractors and/or 2000 lbs. and over

  • Semi-trailers
Note: A tow dolly, a type of hitch or converter gear that is not intended to be used to carry a load and is only manufactured to pull another motor vehicle is not required to be titled.

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Transfer Of Ownership On A Florida Title

When seeking to transfer ownership of a trailer in Florida, you must bring the following to any Branch and/or Tag Office of the Tax Collector:

  • The Florida Title properly completed by the seller; and,

  • A copy of the current registration to be transferred if applicable.
Also, each applicant must be present to sign the new application for title.

Note: Applicants may request a Fast Title for an additional $10. The title is provided by the Tax Collector's Office at the time of application. Fast Titles may be obtained at all Branch and/or Tag Offices of the Tax Collector.

Tax Collector's Offices
Bartow Branch
Lakeland Branch
Lake Wales Branch
Haines City Branch
Winter Haven Tag

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Title Application On A New Trailer

If you have purchased a trailer (new or used) from a Florida dealership, the dealer is required by law to process the Application for Title.

If you have purchased a new trailer from an out-of-state dealership, an Application for Title may be completed and submitted to a Tax Collector's Branch and/or Tag Office.

Tax Collector's Offices
Bartow Branch
Lakeland Branch
Lake Wales Branch
Haines City Branch
Winter Haven Tag

Applications For Certificate Of Title may be obtained and completed prior to visiting one of our Branch/Tag Offices.

Click here to retrieve the Application For Certificate Of Title. (Note: This form is made available through the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles website.)

The following items are needed in addition to a completed Application For Certificate Of Title:
  • A manufacturers certificate of origin;

  • A bill of sale or invoice listing the purchase price, sales tax paid, and any trade-in allowance - please note additional sales tax may be due;

  • Any applicable lienholder information;

  • When transferring a license plate, the current registration or plate and decal number;

  • Also each applicant must sign the application. (If completing an application in our office, each person applying for ownership must be present to sign the title application.)
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Title Application On An Out-Of-State Trailer

When seeking to register a trailer that was previously titled out-of-state, an Application For Certificate Of Title must be completed and submitted to a Tax Collector's Branch/Tag Office. An Application for Certificate of Title may be obtained and completed prior to visiting one of our Branch/Tag Offices:

Tax Collector's Offices
Bartow Branch
Lakeland Branch
Lake Wales Branch
Haines City Branch

Click here to retrieve the Application for Certificate Of Title. (Note: This form is made available through the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles website.)

The following items are also required:

  • The out-of-state title certificate in your name or assigned to you;

  • If your vehicle is financed - complete lienholder information - including account number, lienholder name and mailing address;

  • A vehicle identification odometer verification form, which must be completed by a law enforcement officer, or a Florida notary, a Florida Division of Motor Vehicles compliance examiner, the U.S. Military Police, or a Florida licensed car dealer (Note: Completing Section 7 of the Application For Certificate Of Title fulfills this requirement);

  • When transferring a license plate, the current registration or plate and decal number.

  • Each applicant must sign the application. (If completing an application in our office, each person applying for ownership must be present to sign the title application.)

  • Florida Use Tax may be due if the vehicle was purchased less than 6 months prior to importing the vehicle to Florida. Proof of any sales tax paid to another state will be required.

  • Also, the 6% Florida Use Tax and any applicable local option tax is due on all vehicles imported from foreign countries.
Note: Applicants may request a Fast Title for an additional $10. The title is provided by the Tax Collector's Office at the time of application. Fast Titles can be obtained at all Branch and/or Tag Offices of the Tax Collector, excluding the Haines City Branch Office.

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