Florida Vehicle Bill of Sale (HSMV 82050): Free Template and Title Transfer Rules

Vehicle Bill of Sale (Florida)

This Vehicle Bill of Sale (“Agreement”) is made on [Date] in the State of Florida by and between:

Seller (Current Owner):
[Full Legal Name: first, middle, last, suffix]
[Mailing Address]
[City, State, ZIP]
Co-Seller, if any: [Name and Address]

Buyer (New Owner):
[Full Legal Name: first, middle, last, suffix]
[Mailing Address]
[City, State, ZIP]
Co-Buyer, if any: [Name and Address]

Florida’s form HSMV 82050, Notice of Sale and/or Bill of Sale, records the seller, any co-seller, the purchaser and any co-purchaser with printed names, addresses and signatures. Keep the same details here so this document matches the state form line for line.

Price, Method, and Receipt

The Parties fix the sale payment amount at $[Amount]. Payment method: [Cash / Cashier’s check / Bank transfer / Financing]. Date of payment: [Date of Payment]. Seller acknowledges receipt in full, inclusive of any prior deposit of $[Deposit or “None”]. This is the selling price Seller enters on the title and on HSMV 82050. Buyer pays Florida sales tax on this price, plus any county discretionary sales surtax, when titling; the price does not include tax, title or registration fees.

Delivery / Transfer Timing

Delivery occurs at [Location] on [Delivery Date/Time]. From delivery forward, Buyer bears risk of loss and responsibility for operation. Seller removes the license plate at delivery: in Florida the plate stays with the seller, not the vehicle (Florida Statutes 320.0609). Buyer registers the Vehicle and obtains or transfers a plate before driving it on public roads.

Vehicle Identification Details

Vehicle Identification:
VIN: [VIN]
Year: [Year]
Make/Manufacturer: [Make]
Model: [Model]
Body Type: [Body Type]
Color: [Color]
Florida certificate of title number: [Title Number] Current title issue date: [Date]
Title brand, if any: [None / Salvage / Rebuilt / Flood / other, as shown on the title]

Odometer Statement

At the time of transfer the odometer (☐ 5-digit ☐ 6-digit) shows [Mileage] miles (no tenths), date read [Date]. Indicate one:
☐ Reflects the actual mileage ☐ Is in excess of its mechanical limits ☐ Is not the actual mileage ☐ Exempt (model year 2010 or older, or a 2011-or-newer vehicle 20 or more model years old)

Federal and state law require the seller to state the mileage for every transfer of a model year 2011 or newer vehicle during its first 20 model years; model year 2010 and older vehicles are exempt (49 CFR 580.17; Florida Statutes 319.225(4)). Florida titles and HSMV 82050 carry the same disclosure, and both buyer and seller acknowledge it. Failure to complete or providing a false statement may result in fines and/or imprisonment.

Title, Liens, and Payoff

Seller warrants title and states that the Vehicle is free of liens. In Florida a vehicle cannot legally be sold in a private sale while a lien is on it: any lien must be satisfied, and reported satisfied by the lienholder to FLHSMV, before the title can be transferred. Lien satisfied on: [Date, or “No lien”]. Where the title names co-owners joined by “and”, every co-owner signs; where joined by “or”, any one co-owner may sign (Florida Statutes 319.22).

Taxes, Registration, and Fees

Buyer will apply for a certificate of title at a Florida motor vehicle service center within 30 days of the date of sale, filing the title as assigned by Seller with form HSMV 82040, and will pay all applicable title, registration, license plate and tax fees and taxes: the title transfer fee, sales tax plus any county discretionary sales surtax, the initial registration fee if Buyer has no plate to transfer, and the weight-based registration tax. Buyer provides proof of Florida insurance: $10,000 personal injury protection and $10,000 property damage liability. An application filed 30 days or more after the sale carries a late penalty fee (Florida Statutes 319.23(6)).

Condition and Inspection Acknowledgment

Buyer confirms a chance to inspect and test-drive the Vehicle and accepts it AS-IS, with all faults, unless a written warranty is attached. Promised items after closing: [List or “None”]. Buyer has had the opportunity to check the VIN, title history and last recorded odometer reading on FLHSMV’s Motor Vehicle Information Check. If the Vehicle was not previously titled in Florida, its VIN and odometer must be verified on HSMV 82042 or in section 8 of HSMV 82040.

Optional Notary Acknowledgment

Florida does not require a vehicle bill of sale or a private title transfer to be notarized; HSMV 82050 is certified under penalties of perjury. The Parties may nonetheless have this Agreement acknowledged:
State of Florida, County of [County]. Sworn to (or affirmed) and subscribed before me by means of ☐ physical presence ☐ online notarization on [Date] by [Names].
Notary Public Signature: ____________________ Commission expires: [Date]

Governing Law / Venue

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Florida. Venue lies in [County] County, Florida.

Entire Agreement; Changes

This Agreement supersedes all prior communications. Revisions must be signed by both Parties. Do not alter a signed copy; prepare a clean one and sign it again. Ownership of the Vehicle does not change of record until Buyer applies for and is issued a certificate of title.

Florida Filing Checklist

Reference information for the parties. It is not part of this agreement and does not bind either party.

Which document transfers ownership. The Florida certificate of title. For a paper title the seller completes the “Transfer of Title by Seller” section on the front: buyer’s name and address, odometer, selling price and date sold. For an electronic title, seller and buyer go together to a motor vehicle service center to sign a secure title reassignment (HSMV 82994 or 82092). Under Florida Statutes 319.22 the buyer does not acquire marketable title until a certificate of title is issued in the buyer’s name.

The state form. HSMV 82050 is both a notice of sale (seller completes sections 1 and 3) and a bill of sale (seller and purchaser complete sections 1, 2 and 3, with the odometer disclosure). This template covers the same fields and adds payment, delivery and as-is terms.

Seller, at and after the sale:

• Satisfy any lien first; a vehicle with a lien cannot be sold privately

• Complete the Transfer of Title by Seller section (or the secure reassignment for an electronic title), with the odometer reading

• Give the buyer the title and this bill of sale; keep a copy

• Remove the license plate; transfer it to a replacement vehicle for $4.50, or surrender it if you cancel the insurance

• File HSMV 82050 as a notice of sale at a motor vehicle service center within 30 days

Buyer, within 30 days, at a Florida motor vehicle service center. Bring:

• The assigned title (or the completed secure reassignment)

• Form HSMV 82040, Application for Certificate of Title with/without Registration

• This bill of sale or HSMV 82050

• Proof of Florida insurance: $10,000 PIP and $10,000 property damage liability

• HSMV 82042 VIN and odometer verification if the vehicle was not previously titled in Florida

• Payment: title transfer fee ($75.25 electronic, $77.75 paper, $85.25 fast title), 6% sales tax plus county surtax, $225 initial registration fee if you have no plate to transfer, registration tax; $20 late penalty after 30 days

Tax. 6% on the purchase price; county discretionary sales surtax on the first $5,000 if the buyer’s address is in a surtax county. Between individuals a trade-in counts only when a motor vehicle, boat, aircraft or mobile home is traded in the same transaction. Gifts, inheritance and transfers between spouses are claimed on HSMV 82040, section 9.

No inspections. Florida has no periodic safety or emissions inspection for private passenger vehicles; the only check is the VIN and odometer verification for vehicles coming from another state.

Sources: Florida Statutes §§ 319.22 (transfer of title, co-owners, notice of sale within 30 days), 319.23(6) ($20 late penalty), 319.32 (title fees), 320.0609 (plates stay with the owner, $4.50 transfer), 324.022 and 627.736 (PD and PIP minimums); FLHSMV, “Selling a Vehicle”, “Buying from a Private Sale”, Fees-01 title fee schedule (rev. 04/26), forms HSMV 82050 (rev. 04/25), 82040, 82042, 82994; Florida Department of Revenue, “Sales and Use Tax on Motor Vehicles” (GT-800030). Verified 28 September 2026.

Signatures

Seller’s Signature: _______________________ Date: __________
Printed Name: _____________________________
Co-Seller’s Signature (when applicable): ____________________ Date: __________
Printed Name: _____________________________

Buyer’s Signature: ________________________ Date: __________
Printed Name: _____________________________
Co-Buyer’s Signature (when applicable): ____________________ Date: __________
Printed Name: _____________________________