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The 2025 Florida Statutes
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F.S. 319.21319.21 Necessity of manufacturer’s statement of origin and certificate of title.—(1) No manufacturer, distributor, licensed dealer, or other person shall sell or otherwise dispose of a new motor vehicle or a new mobile home to a distributor, licensed dealer, or other person without delivering to such distributor, licensed dealer, or other person a manufacturer’s statement of origin duly executed and with such assignments thereon as may be necessary to show title in the purchaser thereof, on forms approved by the department; nor shall any distributor, licensed dealer, or other person purchase, acquire, or bring into the state, except for temporary use and not for sale, a new motor vehicle or a new mobile home without obtaining from the seller thereof the manufacturer’s statement of origin. Such statement of origin shall be in the English language. In addition to the assignments stated herein, the manufacturer’s statement of origin shall contain a certification of the identification and description of the motor vehicle or mobile home delivered and the name and address of the distributor, licensed dealer, or other person to whom the motor vehicle or mobile home was originally sold, over the signature of an authorized official of the manufacturer who made the original delivery; however, no statement of origin shall be required for any new motor vehicle or new mobile home purchased from a person other than a manufacturer or a representative of a manufacturer in a state which does not require such statement of origin. Prior to the issuance of a certificate of title for any such new motor vehicle or new mobile home, the holder of any security interest therein may demand and receive from the owner thereof the manufacturer’s statement of origin and may retain it as long as he or she holds the security interest. (2) When a motor vehicle is built in two or more stages, each manufacturer must provide a manufacturer’s statement of origin for each stage. (3) Except as provided in s. 320.27(7), no person shall sell or otherwise dispose of a motor vehicle or mobile home without delivering to the purchaser or transferee thereof a certificate of title with such assignment thereon as may be necessary to show title in the name of the purchaser. No person shall purchase or otherwise acquire or bring into the state a motor vehicle or mobile home, except for a surviving spouse as provided by s. 319.28 or except for temporary use, unless such person obtains a certificate of title for it in his or her name in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. However, any licensed dealer may, in lieu of having a certificate of title issued in the dealer’s name, reassign any existing certificate of title, except as provided in s. 319.225. It shall not be necessary for any licensed dealer to obtain a certificate of title on any new motor vehicle or new mobile home which he or she is selling or which he or she acquires for sale if the dealer obtains a manufacturer’s statement of origin as provided in subsection (1); however, the dealer shall attach the manufacturer’s statement of origin to the separate application for initial certificate of title which is made by the purchaser and certify on the face of such application that the vehicle is a new motor vehicle or new mobile home and shall also disclose the name and address of the manufacturer, distributor, or other person from whom the dealer acquired such motor vehicle or mobile home. In no event shall a manufacturer’s statement of origin be issued or reissued to any distributor, licensed dealer, or other person for the purpose of updating any motor vehicle or mobile home for sale. As used in this subsection, the term “updating” means:(a) Modification of the motor vehicle or mobile home in such a manner that it resembles in appearance the current year’s model; (b) Replacement of the original identification number and chassis number, which replacement reflects a change in the year manufactured, or any other modification which misrepresents the actual year manufactured; or (c) Issuance of another manufacturer’s statement of origin changing the model year of manufacture. (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of other laws of this state, no motor vehicle or mobile home shall be eligible for initial registration in this state unless the provisions of this section have been complied with. History.—s. 2, ch. 23658, 1947; s. 1, ch. 25150, 1949; s. 1, ch. 61-296; s. 6, ch. 65-190; ss. 24, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 77-11; s. 5, ch. 82-134; s. 4, ch. 89-333; s. 336, ch. 95-148; s. 7, ch. 95-333; s. 11, ch. 96-413; s. 56, ch. 2014-17.
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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:
Cases Citing Statute 319.21
Total Results: 17
137 So. 2d 627
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 13, 1962 | Docket: 1475899
Cited 14 times | Published
the purchase and sale of used automobiles are:
§ 319.21(2) "No person hereafter shall * * * purchase *
513 So. 2d 135, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 507, 1987 Fla. LEXIS 2721
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 1, 1987 | Docket: 1295027
Cited 8 times | Published
contained in chapter 319, Florida Statutes. Section 319.21(2), Florida Statutes (1985), provides in part:
134 So. 2d 829
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 2, 1961 | Docket: 1702029
Cited 8 times | Published
provisions of which will now be considered.
Section 319.21 F.S. 1959, F.S.A., provides:
"Necessity of
59 So. 2d 49, 1952 Fla. LEXIS 1628
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 20, 1952 | Docket: 1249454
Cited 8 times | Published
title showing liens or the absence of them.
Section 319.21, Florida Statutes 1949, and F.S.A., contains
260 So. 2d 218, 1972 Fla. App. LEXIS 6928
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 6, 1972 | Docket: 1459448
Cited 7 times | Published
proposition, appellant relies upon Florida Statutes, § 319.21, F.S.A., and the decision rendered by this Court
411 So. 2d 930, 33 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 912, 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 19512
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 18, 1982 | Docket: 1697026
Cited 6 times | Published
that his case is governed by the provisions of Section 319.21(1), Florida Statutes:
No manufacturer, distributor
707 So. 2d 791, 1998 WL 39349
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 4, 1998 | Docket: 1259938
Cited 5 times | Published
to Jones or Florida European, as provided by section 319.21(2), Florida Statutes (1993), legal title, and
125 So. 2d 134
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 7, 1960 | Docket: 1283004
Cited 5 times | Published
sections controlling this case are as follows:
"Section 319.21. No person hereafter shall sell or otherwise
298 So. 2d 345
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 17, 1974 | Docket: 1730171
Cited 4 times | Published
about the application of Section 319.22 and Section 319.21, Fla. Stat. (1971), on a purchase of a motor
238 So. 2d 482
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 18, 1970 | Docket: 1530047
Cited 3 times | Published
duplicate titles to the cars involved. In view of § 319.21(2) and § 319.34, Florida Statutes, making it unlawful
581 F. Supp. 2d 1254, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 83962, 2008 WL 4527826
District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Oct 7, 2008 | Docket: 2366688
Cited 1 times | Published
misdemeanor of the first degree...." Florida Statute Section 319.21(3) provides that a licensed dealer "may, in
832 F.2d 1558, 26 ERC 1969
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Dec 2, 1987 | Docket: 66230337
Published
40 C.F.R. § 85.1504(a) (1986).
. Fla.Stat. § 319.21 (Supp.1987) provides in relevant part as follows:
492 So. 2d 785, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 1736, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 9202
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 7, 1986 | Docket: 64621027
Published
to be licensed dealers who are permitted by section 319.21(2), Florida Statutes, to reassign an existing
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: May 22, 1980 | Docket: 3256049
Published
certificate of title to the purchaser or transferee. Section 319.21. See s. 319.31(1) and (2) for the assignment
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
of law to the Court for instruction.”
. F.S. § 319.21(2), F.S.A.
“ * * * It shall not be necessary for
210 So. 2d 291, 1968 Fla. App. LEXIS 5551
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 23, 1968 | Docket: 64505282
Published
must accompany an application for title,5 but Section 319.21, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., permits an entruster
179 So. 2d 861, 1965 Fla. App. LEXIS 3808
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 9, 1965 | Docket: 64494618
Published
said motor vehicle but failed to comply with Section 319.21, Florida Statutes [F.S. A.], in that it failed
