# Florida — Vehicle title transfer deadlines and late penalties by state

For Florida, deadline to apply for title is must be filed within 30 days after the delivery of the motor vehicle or after consummation of the sale of the mobile home to the purchaser; penalty for missing it is a fee of $20, in addition to all other fees and penalties required by law, for failing to file such application within the specified time; statute is 319.23, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** Florida _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Deadline to apply for title:** must be filed within 30 days after the delivery of the motor vehicle or after consummation of the sale of the mobile home to the purchaser _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Penalty for missing it:** a fee of $20, in addition to all other fees and penalties required by law, for failing to file such application within the specified time _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** 319.23 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> In each case of transfer of a motor vehicle or mobile home, the application for a certificate of title, a corrected certificate, or an assignment or reassignment must be filed within 30 days after the delivery of the motor vehicle or after consummation of the sale of the mobile home to the purchaser. An applicant must pay a fee of $20, in addition to all other fees and penalties required by law, for failing to file such application within the specified time.

## Source

- https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0300-0399/0319/Sections/0319.23.html

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
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