The short version of the electronic reassignment, for a vehicle old enough that no mileage has to be disclosed. It exists because there is no paper certificate to write on and the sale still has to be recorded somewhere - so the seller and the buyer sign this at the counter instead.
Written against HSMV 82092 (07/13), issued under section 319.225(7), Florida Statutes.
The whole point of this form is that it is signed in front of the agency, so treat it as something to read in advance rather than something to complete in advance.
Two documents, and they are not the same thing. Take the blank HSMV 82092 from the flhsmv.gov copy so you get the revision that is current today.
This is the actual HSMV 82092, rendered from the PDF the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles publishes and completed end to end: letterhead, every field, and the blocks at the foot.
Amber — you write it
Grey — not yours to fill
Numbered — explained below
The actual HSMV 82092, and note what is not on it: there is no odometer block anywhere on the sheet. That is the whole point of the form - it may only be used where the vehicle is exempt from odometer requirements, and the note under the conditions sends anything else to HSMV 82994 instead. The car in this sample is a 2004, so it passed the ten-year line long ago.
Field by field
Every line, in the order you meet it
1
You fill this in
The vehicle description row
Year, make, body type, model and colour, across the top of section 1.
Watch out: Check the year against the exemption before you go any further. A 2010 or older vehicle is exempt after ten years; a 2011 or newer one is not exempt for twenty, and this form is not available to it.
2
You fill this in
Certificate of title number and VIN
Both on the second row of the description block.
Watch out: There is no paper certificate to copy the number off - that is why you are on this form - so get it from the record at the counter or from a registration document before you start.
3
You fill this in
The purchaser, printed
The buyer's name, and a co-purchaser's if two people are buying, in the certification block.
Watch out: The paragraph above this line says three things at once: that you have an electronic title, that you have sold the vehicle, and that the buyer agrees to maintain the title electronically. That last one is the buyer's agreement, so ask them before you write their name under it.
4
You fill this in
Date of sale
The day possession passes.
Watch out: Both of you have to be at the tax collector's office or licence plate agency for this transfer, and the form has to be completed and signed before the agency processes it. In practice the date of sale and the date of the visit are the same day.
5
You fill this in
Selling price
The price in the box after the printed dollar sign.
Watch out: It is a statutory condition of the transfer, not a formality, and it is the same figure the buyer will be taxed on at the counter. An old cheap car is exactly the case where people are tempted to round it down.
6
You fill this in
Seller's signature, printed name and date
All three, on the first row of the certification block. A co-seller signs the row beneath only if the record names one.
Watch out: Under penalties of perjury is printed directly above these rows. There is no notary on this form and no space pretending to want one, which makes Florida's position unusually easy to read here.
7
The buyer fills this in
Purchaser's signature, printed name and date
The buyer signs the row below yours.
Watch out: They are signing to agree the title stays electronic. A buyer who wants paper can have it, but then this is the wrong form and the transfer runs on HSMV 82994 instead.
8
The buyer fills this in
The purchaser's licence number, date of birth, sex and address
Four boxes and a full address line, underneath the purchaser's signature row.
Watch out: This block is why the buyer has to turn up with identification rather than sending a friend. The agency is building the new record from it, and it will be checked against the licence in their hand.
At a glance
What goes where
On the form
What to put in it
The five conditions on the front
The form opens by listing when it may be used at all: the title is held electronically, the vehicle is exempt from odometer requirements, an individual seller wants to transfer to a purchaser, the purchaser agrees to keep the title electronic, and both of them go to the tax collector's office or licence plate agency to do it.
The sixth condition
Printed with the others and easy to miss - this form is completed and signed before the agency processes the title transfer.
Block 1, description
Year, make or manufacturer, body type, model, colour, certificate of title number and vehicle or vessel identification number.
Block 2, certification
That you hold an electronic title for the vehicle, that you have sold it to the person named below, and that they agree to maintain the title electronically.
The sale
Printed names of the purchaser and co-purchaser, the date of sale and the selling price.
Signatures
Under penalties of perjury: seller and co-seller with printed names and dates, then purchaser and co-purchaser with printed names, Florida licence or identification numbers, dates of birth, sex and addresses.
What gets this one rejected
•Using it for a car that still needs an odometer disclosure. The note in the middle of the form sends you to the longer reassignment supplement instead, and the department's procedure agrees.
•Signing it at home and posting it in. It is completed and signed before the agency processes the transfer, with the parties there.
•A buyer who wants a paper title. The certification says they agree to maintain the title electronically - if they do not, this is the wrong document.
•Assuming exempt means old. Check the model year against the twenty and ten year rules before you reach for this form rather than the other one.
Rules that decide whether it is accepted
•The department's procedure is narrower than the form looks. TL-11 names this document for a vessel or mobile home whose title will remain electronic, and adds that it may also be used for odometer exempt vehicles when applicable. Ask at the counter which one they want before you fill anything in.
•No agent, either way. On the electronic-title route the procedure states that a power of attorney cannot be used, and that the buyer and seller must both be present with their photo identification.
