320.031 1Mailing of registration certificates, license plates, and validation stickers.—
1(1) The department and the tax collectors of the several counties of the state may at the request of the applicant use United States mail service to deliver registration certificates and renewals thereof, license plates, mobile home stickers, and validation stickers to applicants.
(2) A mail service charge may be collected for each registration certificate, license plate, mobile home sticker, and validation sticker mailed by the department or any tax collector. Each registration certificate, license plate, mobile home sticker, and validation sticker shall be mailed by first-class mail unless otherwise requested by the applicant. The amount of the mail service charge shall be the actual postage required, rounded to the nearest 5 cents, plus a 25-cent handling charge. The mail service charge is in addition to the service charge provided by s. 320.04. All charges collected by the department under this section shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund.
1Note.—Section 4, ch. 2025-125, amended the catchline to s. 320.031 and subsection (1), effective July 1, 2026, to read:
320.031 Mailing or delivery of registration certificates, license plates, and validation stickers.—
(1) The department and the tax collectors of the several counties of the state, as agents of the department, may at the request of the applicant deliver in person or use United States mail service to deliver registration certificates and renewals thereof, duplicate registration certificates, license plates, mobile home stickers, and validation stickers to applicants.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Dec 21, 2009 | Docket: 1613016
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renew their vehicle registration. See Fla. Stat. § 320.031(1). Florida county tax collectors are responsible
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