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Within 10 days of establishing residency. Buy the insurance first: Florida needs proof of a policy from an agent licensed in Florida before it registers the car.
Then have the vehicle identification number checked in person, by a law enforcement officer, a military police officer, a licensed Florida dealer or an employee of the county tax collector. For a car you own outright, bring proof of identity, proof of your Florida insurance, the original out-of-state title and the completed application. If a lender holds the title, the paperwork is different, so ask the county's motor vehicle office before you go. Expect a $225 initial registration fee in addition to the title, plate and tax charges, unless you already have a Florida plate in your name from a vehicle you owned before, which can be moved to the new one. A vehicle brought into Florida within six months of buying it owes the state's 6 percent use tax.
01Every vehicle with four or more wheels registered in Florida must carry at least $10,000 of Personal Injury Protection and $10,000 of Property Damage Liability, and you must show proof of both before the state will register it.
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02You have 30 days from the day you establish residency. Bring originals.
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03The state starts the clock on the day you establish residency, and two deadlines come first.
Read the answer →Every vehicle with four or more wheels registered in Florida must carry at least $10,000 of Personal Injury Protection and $10,000 of Property Damage Liability, and you must show proof of both before the state will register it.
Retirees are spread across the state, but some counties are far older than others.
Florida's youngest counties are its two big college towns. Leon County, around Tallahassee, home to Florida State and Florida A&M, and Alachua County, around Gainesville, home to the University of Florida, have a median age of about 32, the lowest in the state by the Census Bureau's latest five-year figures.
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