How do I register my boat in Florida?

Bring the out-of-state title, filled in for the transfer; for a boat from a state that does not title boats, bring its current registration from that state and a bill of sale. A buyer has 30 days to title and register a new or used boat. The title fee is $5.25 for an electronic title or $7.75 for a paper one.

Florida honors a visiting boat's registration from another state for 90 days; after that it must be registered here. A boat without a motor shorter than 16 feet needs no registration or title, and canoes and kayaks are exempt whatever their length. The registration numbers go on both sides of the front half of the bow, in block letters and numbers at least 3 inches high, with the decal on the left, or port, side just before or after the number.

To run a boat of 10 horsepower or more, anyone born on or after January 1, 1988, must carry the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Boating Safety Education ID card and a photo ID. The card comes after a boating course and never expires. A person licensed by the Coast Guard as a master of a vessel, a nonresident with proof of another state's course, and a person accompanied by a card holder at least 18 years old do not need one.

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