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Common Forms

Motor Vehicle, Mobile Homes and Boats

This page provides forms for many motor vehicle transaction types. If the motor vehicle, mobile home, or boat form you need is not listed below, please look for it on the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles' forms page.

If you're a Manatee County resident or Manatee County business but you're currently out of state and need to process a title transaction by mail, do not use the forms on this page. Instead, use our step-by-step wizard, which will guide you through the process, calculate your fees, and complete your forms for you. To get started, visit our title by mail page.

Frequently Used Forms

Application for Certificate of Title (Motor Vehicles)


Application for Certificate of Title (Mobile Homes)


Application for Certificate of Title (Boats)


Application for Duplicate or Lost in Transit Title


Application for Renewal by Mail


Bill of Sale - Boat - for private, casual sale


Bill of Sale - Motor Vehicle - for private, casual sale


Disabled person parking permit application


Fast Title Authorization - for processing a fast title in person at our office


Florida Insurance Affidavit


Initial Registration Fee Exemption Affidavit


Power of Attorney for a Motor Vehicle, Mobile Home, or Boat


Vehicle Identification Number and Odometer Verification - for vehicles coming from another state (read our out-of-state title transfer publication for details)

Online Transactions

Application for Duplicate Title of a Motor Vehicle, Mobile Home, or Vessel (Title will be received from the State by mail 2-4 weeks after transaction is processed. Additional fees apply)


Application for Disabled Person Parking Permit


Application to Surrender or Cancel a License Plate (can only be used if the plate is lost, stolen, or destroyed)


Application for Retirement of a Mobile Home Title


Application for Replacement Plate or Decal


Application for Specialty Plate


Application for Notice of Lien


Request for Authentication of a License Plate

Title and Lien Forms

Application for Multiple Certificate of Title with/without Registration


Application for Notice of Lien, Reassignment of Lien, or Notice to First Lienholder of Subsequent Lien


Application for Salvage Title / Certificate of Destruction


Lien Satisfaction

License Plate and Registration Forms

Application for Amateur Radio License Plate


Application for License Plate and Decal Refund


Application for Personalized License Plate


Application for Replacement License Plate, Validation Decal, or Parking Permit


Initial Registration Fee Exemption Affidavit

Miscellaneous Forms

Application for Towing and Storage Certificate of Destruction


Boat Statement of Builder


Complaint Affidavit - for odometer fraud, dealer, and manufacturer complaints


Control sheet - for drop-off work


Credit Card Authorization Form - for dealer drop-off transactions only


International Fuel Tax Agreement License Application


International Registration Plan Application


Itemized Invoice Affidavit for Mobile Homes, Travel Trailers, and Park Models


Junked Mobile Home Affidavit


Miscellaneous Affidavit


Notice of Sale of Motor Vehicle, Mobile Home, Off-Highway Vehicle, or Boat


Motor Vehicle, Boat, and Mobile Home Records Reques


Private Property Tow Affidavit

Letter Templates

These templates will help you make an information request to the appropriate agency so you can complete your transaction.


Address Change by Mail


Alternate Method to Contact an Owner of a Florida Motor Vehicle, Mobile Home, or Boat
If you just purchased a vehicle, mobile home, or boat, the seller did not provide you with a title, and you are unable to contact the seller to request the title, print this packet to request that the Division of Motorist Services in Tallahassee contact the seller on your behalf. (Due to privacy laws, our office cannot disclose the seller's personal information to you.)


Certification of Trust


Lien Satisfaction - Alternate Removal


Motor Vehicle Written English Translation Certification - for foreign documents


Proof of Lien Payoff for a Temporary Plate
This template must be printed on lienholder letterhead.


Request for Proof of Vehicles Owned

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