Florida Statute 320.37 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 320
MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSES

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F.S. 320.37

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”;

(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.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 320.37

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 320.37.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 320.37

Total Results: 5

Progressive Specialty Insurance Company v. Florida Hospital Ocala, Inc. D/B/A Adventhealth Ocala A/A/O Sandra Thomas

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-10-14

Snippet: of the owner’s residence . . . . § 320.37(1), Fla. Stat. (2019). Thus, nonresident visitors

Jiminez v. Faccone

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-08-10

Citation: 98 So. 3d 621, 2012 WL 3238282, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 13358

Snippet: required to register that vehicle. See §§ 320.02(1), 320.37, 320.38. Thus, Ms. Jiminez met the first requirement

Maldonado v. Allstate Ins. Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-06-29

Citation: 789 So. 2d 464, 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 9027, 2001 WL 726002

Snippet: nonresident often must register a car in Florida. See §§ 320.37, 320.38, Fla. Stat. (1993). *470 In this context

Kelly v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1996-01-19

Citation: 685 So. 2d 1314, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 277, 1996 WL 16597

Snippet: properly registered in the state of Oregon. Section 320.37, Florida Statutes (1991), exempts nonresident owners

Federal Insurance Co. v. Mercer

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1970-06-24

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

Snippet: Florida. F.S. Section 319.20, F.S.A.; F.S. Section 320.37, F.S.A. It would be unreasonable to construe the