Florida Statute 319.20 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 319
TITLE CERTIFICATES

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F.S. 319.20

319.20 Application of law.—Except as otherwise specifically provided, this chapter applies exclusively to motor vehicles and mobile homes required to be registered and licensed under the laws of this state and defined by such registration laws, including residential manufactured buildings placed on mobile home lots under s. 553.382. A residential manufactured building placed on a mobile home lot as provided in s. 553.382 shall be treated as a mobile home for purposes of this chapter. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to any moped or to any trailer or semitrailer having a net weight of less than 2,000 pounds. All provisions of this chapter relating to title certificates also apply to any recreational vehicle-type unit and to any mobile home classified and taxed as real property pursuant to s. 320.0815(2); and no title, lien, or other interest in such vehicle or mobile home shall be valid unless evidenced in accordance with this chapter.

History.—s. 1, ch. 23658, 1947; s. 6, ch. 65-190; s. 1, ch. 65-447; s. 4, ch. 82-134; s. 7, ch. 2015-163.

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Cases Citing Statute 319.20

Total Results: 7

In Re Brown

162 B.R. 616, 7 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 358, 1993 Bankr. LEXIS 2008, 1993 WL 553973

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Dec 29, 1993 | Docket: 1065680

Cited 5 times | Published

unless it is evidenced in this manner. Fla. Stat. § 319.20. The oral lien in issue was not evidenced on either

Richardson Tractor Company v. Square Deal MacHinery & Supply Company

149 So. 2d 388

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 6, 1963 | Docket: 1479835

Cited 5 times | Published

tractor was not a "motor vehicle" as defined by Section 319.20, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., and, therefore,

Wells v. Eville

41 So. 2d 147, 1949 Fla. LEXIS 728

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 7, 1949 | Docket: 3273973

Cited 2 times | Published

Chapter 23658, Acts of 1947, Laws of Florida, F.S.A. § 319.20 et seq., affecting certificates of title to motor

In re Collins

600 B.R. 108

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Mar 27, 2019 | Docket: 65791331

Cited 1 times | Published

of title for trailers less than 2,000 pounds. § 319.20, Fla. Stat. (2018) ; (Doc. 98-14 at 2); (Doc.

Union Planters Bank, NA v. Peninsula Bank

897 So. 2d 499, 2005 WL 419518

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 23, 2005 | Docket: 1416717

Published

evidenced in accordance with this chapter [319]. § 319.20, Fla. Stat. (2002). Chapter 319 provides one exception

Taylor Mobile Homes v. Founders Investment Corp.

238 So. 2d 116, 7 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 1363, 1970 Fla. App. LEXIS 5895

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 28, 1970 | Docket: 64516010

Published

sale in the usual course of business. F.S. section 319.-20, F.S.A., extends the application of the law

Federal Insurance Co. v. Mercer

237 So. 2d 243, 1970 Fla. App. LEXIS 6136

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 24, 1970 | Docket: 64515284

Published

vehicle owned by a non-resident of Florida. F.S. Section 319.20, F.S.A.; F.S. Section 320.37, F.S.A. It would