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Fla. Stat. § 320.37 (2025)
Registration not to apply to nonresidents.
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320.37 Registration not to apply to nonresidents.—
(1) The provisions of this chapter relative to the requirement for registration of motor vehicles and display of license number plates do not apply to a motor vehicle owned by a nonresident of this state if the owner thereof has complied with the provisions of the motor vehicle registration or licensing law of the foreign country, state, territory, or federal district of the owner’s residence and conspicuously displays his or her registration number as required thereby.
(2) The exemption granted by this section does not apply to:
(a) A foreign corporation doing business in this state;
(b) Motor vehicles operated for hire, including any motor vehicle used in transporting agricultural or horticultural products or supplies if such vehicle otherwise meets the definition of a “for-hire vehicle”;
(c) Recreational vehicles or mobile homes located in this state for at least 6 consecutive months; or
(d) Commercial vehicles as defined in s. 316.003.
History.—s. 15, ch. 7275, 1917; RGS 1020; s. 1, ch. 9155, 1923; s. 6, ch. 10182, 1925; ss. 1, 2, ch. 10187, 1925; s. 1, ch. 12096, 1927; CGL 1293; s. 8, ch. 78-207; s. 49, ch. 83-318; s. 23, ch. 86-243; s. 362, ch. 95-148.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1966–2024 · leading case: Maldonado v. Allstate Ins. Co., 789 So. 2d 464 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001).
Maldonado v. Allstate Ins. Co., 789 So. 2d 464 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001). “See §§ 320.37, 320.38, Fla. Stat. (1993). *470 In this context, the legislature's creation of a residency requirement in subsection (4)(d)(4) of section 627.”
Adams v. Comm'r, 46 T.C. 352 (Tax Ct. 1966). “04(5) , 320.37 , 320.38 ; 1942 Op. Atty. Gen. Fla.”
Fed. Ins. Co. v. Mercer, 237 So. 2d 243 (Fla. 4th DCA 1970). “Section 320.37, F.S.A. It would be unreasonable to construe the quoted section of F.”
Progressive Specialty Ins. Co. v. Florida Hosp. Ocala, Inc. D/B/A Adventhealth Ocala A/A/O Sandra Thomas (Fla. 6th DCA 2024). “§ 320.37(1), Fla. Stat. (2019). Thus, nonresident visitors who drive their cars in the state do not immediately become subject to Florida car registration requirements.”
Kelly v. State, 685 So. 2d 1314 (Fla. 2d DCA 1996). “Section 320.37, Florida Statutes (1991), exempts nonresident owners of vehicles driven in Florida from this state’s registration laws if the owner is in compliance with the registration requirements of his or her home state.”
— 320.37(1) — 1 case
Progressive Specialty Ins. Co. v. Florida Hosp. Ocala, Inc. D/B/A Adventhealth Ocala A/A/O Sandra Thomas (Fla. 6th DCA 2024). “§ 320.37(1), Fla. Stat. (2019). Thus, nonresident visitors who drive their cars in the state do not immediately become subject to Florida car registration requirements.”
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