FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES
APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF VESSEL TITLE
Section 5: LIENHOLDER INFORMATION (If applicable)
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☐ FEID/Suffix # ☐ DMV Account # ☐ DL/ID #, Sex and DOB
Lienholder’s Phone Number (Voluntary)
Lienholder’s Email (Voluntary)
Lienholder’s Mailing Address
(If box is not checked, title will be mailed to the first lienholder.)
☐ Check this box if you, lienholder representative, authorize the Department to send
the vessel title to the owner and sign here: _______________________
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Section 6: SECURITY INTEREST
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I certify that the vessel listed above has security interests. (More than one form HSMV 82040 may be used for additional secured parties.)
Secured Party’s Mailing Address
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Section 7: TRANSFER TYPE (If applicable)
If ownership has transferred, how and when was the vessel acquired?
Inheritance
☐ Sale (Price: $__________ . ____ ) ☐ Gift ☐ Repossession ☐ Court Order ☐ Other
(Specify)
Date Acquired:
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Section 8: DEALER SALES TAX REPORT AND VESSEL TRADE IN INFORMATION (If applicable)
Florida Sales Tax Registration Number
Title Number of Trade In (If known)
Vessel Identification Number of Trade In
Section 9: SALES TAX EXEMPTION CERTIFICATION (If applicable)
I certify the recreational vessel described has been purchased and is exempt from the sales tax imposed by Chapter 212, Florida Statues, by:
Purchaser (state agencies, counties, etc.) holds valid exemption certificate
Consumer’s Certificate of Exemption Number:
Vessel will be used exclusively for rental.
Sales Tax Registration Number:
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I hereby certify that ownership of the vessel described on this application, is not subject to Florida Sales and Use Tax for the following reason:
Inheritance
Gift
Divorce Decree
Transfer between a married couple
Other:
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☐ Even trade or trade down _____________________________________________________________________
(State the facts of the even trade or trade down and the transferor information, including the transferor’s name and address.)
Section 10: REPOSSESSION DECLARATION
☐ I certify that this vessel was repossessed upon default in the terms of the lien instrument and is now in my possession.
Section 11: NON-USE AND OTHER CERTIFICATIONS
If checked, the following certifications are made by the applicant:
☐ I certify that the certificate of title is lost or destroyed.
☐ The vessel identified will not be operated on the waters of this state until properly registered.
Other: (explain)
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Section 12: APPLICATION ATTESTMENT AND SIGNATURES
I/We physically inspected the HIN. (More than one form HSMV 82040 may be used for additional signatures.)
Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have read the foregoing document and that the facts stated in it are true.
Full Name of Applicant, Owner
Signature of Applicant, Owner
Full Name of Applicant, Co-Owner
Signature of Applicant, Co-Owner
Section 13: RELEASE OF SPOUSE OR HEIRS INTEREST (If applicable)
The undersigned person(s) state(s) that ____________________________________________________________________ died on
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(Name of deceased) (Date)
Testate (with a will)
Intestate (without a will) and left the surviving heir(s) named below.
☐ When applicable, the heir(s) (named below) certifies that the certificate of title is lost or destroyed.
Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have read the foregoing document and that the facts stated in it are true.
(More than one form HSMV 82040 may be used for additional signatures.)
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Signature of Spouse, Co-Owner or Heir(s)
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Signature of Spouse, Co-Owner or Heir(s)
That at the time of death the decedent was owner of the vessel described in section 2 of this form. The person(s) signing above hereby releases all of
his/her/their right, title, interest and claim as heir(s) at law, legatee(s), devisee(s), or otherwise to the aforesaid vessel to:
HSMV 82040 VS – Rev. 07/23 https://www.flhsmv.gov RULE 15C-21.001, FAC