Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 320.271 (2025)

Used cars; removal of registration license plates.

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320.271 Used cars; removal of registration license plates.—Each person, upon the sale and delivery of any used or secondhand motor vehicle, shall remove any registration license plate from such motor vehicle before transferring ownership and delivering the motor vehicle to the purchaser.

History.—s. 1, ch. 57-182; s. 6, ch. 65-190; ss. 24, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 8, ch. 72-79; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 22, ch. 77-357; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 15, 17, ch. 80-217; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 20, 21, ch. 88-395; s. 4, ch. 91-429.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1994–1994 · leading case: Townsend v. Westside Dodge, Inc., 642 So. 2d 49 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994).

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Townsend v. Westside Dodge, Inc., 642 So. 2d 49 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994). · cites it 2× “Section 320.271, Florida Statutes (1989), requires a seller of a used vehicle to remove any existing registration license plate before transferring ownership and delivering it.”

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