Well,
Today after work I stop by the DMV to ask about boats with not titles, and the law as it was explain to me is very straight forward.
These are all the scenarios...
Given, if you are going to be using the boat in any public waters, the boat need to be register and display a current registration sticker which you can only get if you have the title for the boat...
1. If the seller never attached an engine to the boat and was always used on private lakes, then all you need from seller is
a bill of sale. You will be required to sign a waiver that you did inspect the boat and you did not find any registration number anywhere. At that point a first brand new title will be created just for you because you are special.
2. If the seller register the boat at one point and had a title to it, the you will have to persuade the owner to meet you at the taq agency so that duplicate title can be order $10 extra and then sign over to you so that you can get a new title on your name.
3. The seller is not the original owner to the boat and never registered the boat. In this case copy the big black number off the body of the boat, usually starts with the state two letter abbreviation, and have the DMV track the original owner. At that point the original owner might have the title to sign over to you or a duplicate title will have to be order $10 if you can persuade the original owner to show up to the DMV with you.
If the original owner refuses to show up or cooperate, legally that is his/her boat and you will not be able to register the boat.
Regardless of the situation, if you are going to be in public waters with any kind of engine on the boat, you will have to have a registration tag on it, which will require for you to be the owner of the boat with a title. If you get caught with a boat that is not registered, you can first loose your boat, and could possible spend the night in Jail.
Conclusion, stay way from good deals that have not titles. If the deal is too hard to pass, then only pay for the item after you meet the seller at the DMV to get your title.
Florida Fees:
Registration Sticker $11
Title Transfer $25
Duplicate Title $10
This numbers could change at any time and could vary depending on the county, etc... Nothing is guaranteed, just what I was told to day at the DMV.
Today after work I stop by the DMV to ask about boats with not titles, and the law as it was explain to me is very straight forward.
These are all the scenarios...
Given, if you are going to be using the boat in any public waters, the boat need to be register and display a current registration sticker which you can only get if you have the title for the boat...
1. If the seller never attached an engine to the boat and was always used on private lakes, then all you need from seller is
a bill of sale. You will be required to sign a waiver that you did inspect the boat and you did not find any registration number anywhere. At that point a first brand new title will be created just for you because you are special.
2. If the seller register the boat at one point and had a title to it, the you will have to persuade the owner to meet you at the taq agency so that duplicate title can be order $10 extra and then sign over to you so that you can get a new title on your name.
3. The seller is not the original owner to the boat and never registered the boat. In this case copy the big black number off the body of the boat, usually starts with the state two letter abbreviation, and have the DMV track the original owner. At that point the original owner might have the title to sign over to you or a duplicate title will have to be order $10 if you can persuade the original owner to show up to the DMV with you.
If the original owner refuses to show up or cooperate, legally that is his/her boat and you will not be able to register the boat.
Regardless of the situation, if you are going to be in public waters with any kind of engine on the boat, you will have to have a registration tag on it, which will require for you to be the owner of the boat with a title. If you get caught with a boat that is not registered, you can first loose your boat, and could possible spend the night in Jail.
Conclusion, stay way from good deals that have not titles. If the deal is too hard to pass, then only pay for the item after you meet the seller at the DMV to get your title.
Florida Fees:
Registration Sticker $11
Title Transfer $25
Duplicate Title $10
This numbers could change at any time and could vary depending on the county, etc... Nothing is guaranteed, just what I was told to day at the DMV.
