Florida law requires trailer tags and registrations to be renewed before they expire. Florida vehicle registrations and tags (license plates) expire as follows:
To renew, the following items are required:
Trailer registrations and tag renewals may be done online, by mail, or at an authorized Tag Agency or Service Center location.
To renew an existing trailer registration online, click here.
For authorized Tag Agency or Service Center location information, click here.
Please note that Florida law does not provide for vehicle registration renewal notices, and failure to receive a renewal notice by mail does not relieve the vehicle owner of their responsibility to timely renew their vehicle registrations and license plates.
The Tax Collector does, however, provide renewal notices as a courtesy to resident vehicle owners. The courtesy renewal notices are mailed approximately 3 weeks prior to the birth month or month in which the renewal is due.
To renew by mail, be on the lookout for your registration renewal notice! As a courtesy, the Tax Collector’s Office mails renewal notices to resident trailer owners. The courtesy renewal notices are mailed approximately 3 weeks prior to the trailer owners birth month (or month in which the renewal is due). The renewal notice includes materials which allow trailer owners to more easily renew their registration(s) by mail. Florida law does not require vehicle registration renewal notices for trailers to be mailed, and failure to receive a courtesy renewal notice by mail does not relieve the trailer owner of their responsibility to timely renew their trailer registrations and license plates.
The cost of renewing a trailer registration and license plate varies according to the trailers weight.
Note: Only trailers with a net or empty weight of 2000 lbs or higher are titled. However, registrations and license plates are required for all trailers.
Residents operating their trailers on Florida’s roadways must register those vehicles in the State of Florida.
Non-residents must register their trailers in Florida if they engage in a trade or occupation, are employed in Florida, or their children attend public schools in Florida.
Non-resident exemptions may be applied to college or university students who are in Florida for less than six months in an accredited work-study program recognized by the State of Florida or to any non-resident enrolled as a full-time student in a Florida institution of higher learning.
Vehicle registrations for trailers may be obtained at an authorized Tag Agency or Service Center location. For authorized Tag Agency or Service Center location information, click here.
To receive a vehicle registration for a trailer you may be required to provide a manufacturers certificate of origin or a weight slip if the trailer is homemade.
If you have purchased a used trailer, under 2,000lbs that is currently registered in Florida, you will need to provide:
If you have purchased a used trailer, under 2,000lbs, that the previous owner never registered in Florida you will need to provide:
To register a used trailer, visit an authorized Tag Agency or Service Center location. For location information, click here.
If you have purchased a homemade trailer, under 2,000lbs, that is currently registered in Florida, you will need to provide:
If you have purchased a homemade trailer, under 2,000lbs, that the previous owner never registered, you will need to provide:
If you have purchased a homemade trailer, over 2,000 pounds, that is registered in Florida, you will need to provide:
If you have purchased a homemade trailer that weighs 2,000lbs or more and has never previously been titled in Florida, a compliance examiner must inspect the trailer and assign it a Trailer Identification Number. To make an appointment for this inspection, call 813-612-7110.
To register a homemade trailer, visit an authorized Tag Agency or Service Center location. For location information, click here.
When seeking to transfer ownership of a trailer in Florida, you must bring the following items to an authorized Tag Agency or Service Center location (for location information, click here):
Also, each applicant must be present to sign the new application for title.
Note: Applicants may request a Fast Title for an additional $10. The title is provided by the Tax Collector’s Office at the time of application. Fast Titles can be obtained at one of the Tax Collector’s Offices.
If a trailer (new or used) has been purchased from a Florida dealership, the dealer is required by law to process the Application for Title
If a new trailer was purchased from an out-of-state dealership, an Application for Title may be processed at an authorized Tag Agency or Service Center location (for location information, click here).
Applications for Certificate of Title may be obtained and completed prior to visiting an authorized Tag Agency or Service Center location. To access an Application for Certificate of Title form (82040) online, click here.
The following items are needed in addition to a completed Application for Certificate of Title:
When seeking to register a trailer that was previously titled out-of-state, an Application for Certificate of Title must be completed and submitted to an authorized Tag Agency or Service Center. The application form may be obtained and completed prior to visiting an authorized Tag Agency or Service Center location. To access an Application for Certificate of Title form (82040) online, click here.
The following items are also required:
Note : Applicants may request a Fast Title for an additional $10. The title is provided by the Tax Collector’s Office at the time of application. Fast Titles may be obtained at an authorized Tag Agency or Service Center location (for location information, click here).