Fla. Stat. 319.34
Transfer without delivery of certificate; operation or use without certificate; failure to surrender; other violations

Whoever, except as otherwise provided for in this chapter, purports to sell or transfer a motor vehicle or mobile home without delivering to the purchaser or transferee thereof a certificate of title thereto duly assigned to such purchaser as provided in this chapter or operates or uses in this state a motor vehicle or mobile home for which a certificate of title is required without such certificate having been obtained in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or upon which the certificate of title has been canceled; whoever fails to surrender any certificate of title, certificate of registration, license plate, or sticker upon cancellation of the same by the department and notice thereof as prescribed in this chapter; whoever fails to surrender the certificate of title to the department as provided in this chapter in case of the destruction or dismantling or change of a motor vehicle or mobile home in such respect that it is not the motor vehicle or mobile home described in the certificate of title; or whoever violates any of the other provisions of this chapter, or any lawful rule adopted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months, or both, for each offense.

Source: Section 319.34 — Transfer without delivery of certificate; operation or use without certificate; failure to surrender; other violations, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0319.­34 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

Current through Fall 2025

§ 319.34. Transfer without delivery of certificate; operation or use without certificate; failure to surrender; other violations's source at flsenate​.gov