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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 319
TITLE CERTIFICATES
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319.001 Definitions.As used in this chapter, the term:
(1) “Certificate of title” means the record that is evidence of ownership of a vehicle, whether a paper certificate authorized by the department or a certificate consisting of information that is stored in an electronic form in the department’s database.
(2) “Department” means the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
(3) “Front-end assembly” means fenders, hood, grill, and bumper.
(4) “Licensed dealer,” unless otherwise specifically provided, means a motor vehicle dealer licensed under s. 320.27, a mobile home dealer licensed under s. 320.77, or a recreational vehicle dealer licensed under s. 320.771.
(5) “Motorcycle body assembly” means frame, fenders, and gas tanks.
(6) “Motorcycle engine” means cylinder block, heads, engine case, and crank case.
(7) “Motorcycle transmission” means drive train.
(8) “New mobile home” means a mobile home the equitable or legal title to which has never been transferred by a manufacturer, distributor, importer, or dealer to an ultimate purchaser.
(9) “New motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle the equitable or legal title to which has never been transferred by a manufacturer, distributor, importer, or dealer to an ultimate purchaser; however, when legal title is not transferred but possession of a motor vehicle is transferred pursuant to a conditional sales contract or lease and the conditions are not satisfied and the vehicle is returned to the motor vehicle dealer, the motor vehicle may be resold by the motor vehicle dealer as a new motor vehicle, provided the selling motor vehicle dealer gives the following written notice to the purchaser: “THIS VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED TO A PREVIOUS PURCHASER.” The purchaser shall sign an acknowledgment, a copy of which is kept in the selling dealer’s file.
(10) “Rear body section” means both quarter panels, decklid, bumper, and floor pan.
(11) “Satisfaction of lien” means full payment of a debt or release of a debtor from a lien by the lienholder.
(12) “Used motor vehicle” means any motor vehicle that is not a “new motor vehicle” as defined in subsection (9).
(13) “Valid passport” means:
(a) An unexpired passport or passport card issued by the United States Government; or
(b) An unexpired passport issued by the government of another country with:
1. A stamp or mark affixed by the Federal Government onto the passport to evidence and authorize lawful presence in the United States; or
2. An unexpired I-94, or current permanent resident card, or unexpired immigrant visa, issued by the Federal Government.
History.s. 1, ch. 82-134; s. 2, ch. 89-333; s. 22, ch. 95-333; s. 20, ch. 2000-313; s. 7, ch. 2002-235; s. 15, ch. 2008-176; s. 29, ch. 2009-21; s. 2, ch. 2025-1.

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United States v. Uchechukwu Alex-Synthey Maduno, 40 F.3d 1212 (11th Cir. 1994).

Cited 26 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 36270, 1994 WL 684545

marital union for three years. Moreover, 8 C.F.R. § 319.1(b) states that “[a]n applicant lives in marital
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Wells v. Eville, 41 So. 2d 147 (Fla. 1949).

Cited 2 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1949 Fla. LEXIS 728

vehicles in Florida, motor vehicles are defined in Section 319.01 (1) and Section 319.02 (2) defines an owner
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United States v. Kanmi Gbolahan Onabanjo, 351 F.3d 1064 (11th Cir. 2003).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 24016, 2003 WL 22783784

spouse during the three year period. 8 C.F.R. § 319.1. The district court held that Onabanjo’s citizenship
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King v. King Motor Co. of Fort Lauderdale, 900 So. 2d 619 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2005 WL 545098

...ent on acceptance by a third party. In oral argument, King emphasized provisions of the Federal Truth in Lending Act (TILA) to support these contentions. King Motor responds that conditional delivery has been approved by the Florida legislature. See § 319.001(8), Fla....
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Menkel v. Sun Bank & Trust Co. (In re Freedom Rental & Leasing, Inc.), 102 B.R. 848 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1989).

Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | 1989 Bankr. LEXIS 1070

...In re McGetrick *851 must also be distinguished due to statutory differences. Conversely, the Defendant argues there is no distinction between inventory held for sale and inventory held for lease. It contends the term “lease purchase” is included in the term “selling” and “sale,” Fla.Stat. §§ 319.001(2) and 320.27(10)(c), and therefore the filing of the financing statement on January 18, 1985 was sufficient to properly perfect the security interest in the collateral....
...The answer turns on whether the Debtor is a licensed dealer. Fla.Stat. § 319.27 does not apply to any security interest covering any motor vehicle floor plan of any licensed dealer. Fla.Stat. § 319.27(1). A “licensed dealer” means a motor vehicle dealer licensed under Section 320.27. Fla.Stat. 319.001(2)....

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