Florida Statute 317.0018 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

317.0018 Transfer without delivery of certificate; operation or use without certificate; failure to surrender; other violations.—Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any person who:

(1) Purports to sell or transfer an off-highway vehicle without delivering to the purchaser or transferee of the vehicle a certificate of title to the vehicle duly assigned to the purchaser as provided in this chapter;

(2) Operates or uses in this state an off-highway vehicle for which a certificate of title is required without the certificate having been obtained in accordance with this chapter, or upon which the certificate of title has been canceled;

(3) Fails to surrender a certificate of title upon cancellation of the certificate by the department and notice thereof as prescribed in this chapter;

(4) Fails to surrender the certificate of title to the department as provided in this chapter in the case of the destruction, dismantling, or change of an off-highway vehicle in such respect that it is not the off-highway vehicle described in the certificate of title; or

(5) Violates any other provision of this chapter or a lawful rule adopted pursuant to this chapter;

shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months, or both, for each offense, unless otherwise specified.

History.—s. 56, ch. 2005-164.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 317.0018
M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§317.0018(1)NONMOVING TRAFFIC VIOLSELL TRANSFER ATV W/O GIVING TITLEM · 2nd
§317.0018(2)NONMOVING TRAFFIC VIOLOPERATE ATV WITH NO OR CANCELED TITLEM · 2nd
§317.0018(3)NONMOVING TRAFFIC VIOLFAIL SURRENDER ATV TITLE TO DHSMVM · 2nd
§317.0018(4)NONMOVING TRAFFIC VIOLFAIL SURRENDER TITLE FOR CHANGED ATVM · 2nd
§317.0018(5)NONMOVING TRAFFIC VIOLVIOLATE ATV LAW OR RULEM · 2nd
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This Florida statute resource is curated by Graham W. Syfert, Esq., a Jacksonville, Florida personal injury and workers' compensation attorney (Florida Bar No. 39104). Attorney Syfert regularly handles Chapter 317 matters in the context of vehicle regulation and represents clients throughout Northeast Florida. For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.