Form HSMV 82101: Application for Duplicate or Lost in Transit Title

Form HSMV 82101, Section 1, Type of Application: Vehicle/vessel duplicate - this box indicates you want to order a replacement title.

An indication of lost, stolen or damaged is required: check the appropriate box. Damaged: the Certificate of Title must be submitted.

A fee is required for this type of application.

Vehicle/vessel lost in transit: this box indicates you have ordered a title and at least 20 days have passed and you have not received the title.

No fee is required if the application is made within 180 days of the last title issuance which was lost in the mail.

Fees are charged for duplicates or lost in transit requests after more than 180 days from the previous issuance.

Vehicle/vessel duplicate with transfer: this box should be checked if you need to order a duplicate title and immediately transfer it to another owner.

For a vehicle/vessel duplicate with transfer, both parties must be present and have photo identification.

For a vehicle/vessel duplicate with transfer, a power of attorney may not be used, except when a total loss from an insurance company is being paid.

When joint ownership, please indicate if “or” or “and” is to be shown on the title when issued. If neither box is checked, the title will be issued with “and”.

Enter the Owner's Name (Last, First, Middle Initial), the Owner's E-Mail Address, the Purchaser's Name (Last, First, Middle Initial) and the Purchaser's E-Mail Address.

If there is a co-owner, enter the Co-Owner's Name (Last, First, Middle Initial) and the Co-Owner's E-Mail Address; if there is a co-purchaser, enter the Co-Purchaser's Name (Last, First, Middle Initial) and the Co-Purchaser's E-Mail Address.

Enter the Owner's Mailing Address and the Purchaser's Mailing Address, each with City, State and Zip.

Enter the Date of Birth, the Purchaser's DL/ID # and the Co-Purchaser's DL/ID#.

For an individual owner or lienholder, if the address differs from the address on the department's record, one of the following must be submitted: Driver license; Paid receipt for utility or telephone service; Proof of homestead exemption; Paid contract or turn-on order for utility service; Rental or lease contract agreement; Current year motor vehicle, mobile home or vessel certificate of registration; Copy of insurance policy for motor vehicle, mobile home or vessel; Other documentary evidence that provides independent proof of address change.

Provide name, address and, if you are a dealer, provide your dealer license number.

Enter the Lienholder Date of Lien and the Lienholder or Dealer/Auction Name. The Dealer/Auction License Number does not apply to vessels.

Section 3, Motor Vehicle, Mobile Home or Vessel Description: Complete all applicable information: Vehicle/Vessel Identification Number, Make/Manufacturer, Year, Body, Color, License Plate or Vessel Registration Number and Florida Title Number.

The purchaser must provide a license plate or vehicle registration number if you are requesting a duplicate with transfer unless the vehicle or vessel will not be operated on Florida highways or waterways.

Section 4, Vehicle Usage/Brands: Check the appropriate box to indicate how the vehicle will be used.

If the vehicle is your personal vehicle, private use should be checked.

Section 5, Lienholder Information: If there is no lienholder, the word none should be indicated in the first box (If no lien, Print “None”). The other boxes are FEID #, DL# & Sex and Date of Birth, DMV Account #, Date of Lien and Lienholder Name.

If a lien is being added to the record at the time the application is submitted, all information should be completed.

Enter the Lienholder E-Mail Address, Lienholder Mailing Address, City, State and Zip.

If Lienholder authorizes the Department to send title to the owner, check box and countersign. If this box is not checked, title will be mailed to the first lienholder. This does not apply to vessels.

Section 6, Application Attestment/Signatures and Odometer Declaration/Disclosure. Warning: Federal and state law require that you state the mileage in connection with an application for Certificate of Title. Providing a false statement may result in fines or imprisonment.

Section 6, Application Attestment/Signatures and Odometer Declarations/Disclosures: Check the box to indicate whether the vehicle has a five or six-digit odometer and enter the odometer reading from the vehicle.

Enter the odometer reading from the motor vehicle, unless the motor vehicle is exempt from the odometer requirement. Exemption: A motor vehicle with a model year of 2011 or newer is exempt after twenty (20) years and a motor vehicle with a model year of 2010 or older is exempt after ten (10) years, has a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of more than 16,000 pounds or is not self-propelled.

Enter the odometer reading in miles, with no tenths, and the date read.

Read carefully before you check a box: 1. Reflects actual mileage. 2. Is in excess of its mechanical limits (excess of its mechanical limits applies to 5 digit odometers). 3. Is not the actual mileage.

If there is any reason to doubt the odometer reading does not accurately reflect “actual” mileage, check the box to indicate “not actual mileage.”

If the vehicle has more than 99,999 on the odometer reading and it is a 5-digit odometer, the box “in excess of mechanical limits” must be checked.

If a duplicate with transfer is requested, enter the date of sale (Date Sold) and the selling price (Selling Price).

The appropriate box indicating the type of transaction must also be checked.

If the vehicle or vessel will not be operated on Florida highways or waterways, the box in section 6 must be checked stating such.

That box reads: "I certify that the motor vehicle/vessel described will not be operated on the streets and highways/waterways of this state and no Florida license plate has been transferred to or purchased for this motor vehicle."

The Department's form has you state: I am/we are the owner(s), lienholder(s), and am legally authorized to apply for and receive the Duplicate Certificate of Title. The Department's form also has you state: I/we further agree to indemnify the Department and defend the Certificate of Title against all actions or claims by any person.

On the Department's form, under penalties of perjury, I/we declare that I/we have read the document and that the facts stated in it are true. If applicable, I attest to having acquired the motor vehicle, mobile home or vessel described by: Purchase, Gift, Inheritance, Court Order.

Sign on the Signature of Purchaser and Signature of Seller/ Owner/Lienholder lines and, if there is a co-purchaser or co-owner, on the Signature of Co-Purchaser and Signature of Co-Owner lines, and print the names on the Printed Name of Purchaser, Printed Name of Seller/ Owner/Lienholder, Printed Name of Co-Purchaser's and Printed Name of Co-Owner lines.

Submit this form to your local tax collector office. Addresses for all Florida county tax collectors' offices are located on the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles website at: http://www.flhsmv.gov/offices.

Fees are located on the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles website: http://www3.flhsmv.gov/DMV/Proc/Fees/Fees-01.PDF. Some county agencies offer a fast title service for an additional fee.