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The Office of the Tax Collector of Palm Beach County serves
as an agent to the State of Florida Department of Highway
Safety and Motor Vehicles. The office is responsible for all
titling and registration of motor vehicles, off-highway vehicles,
motorcycles, mopeds and mobile homes.
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your motor vehicle registration online
Important Information about Motor Vehicle Title & Registration:
- The Office of the Constitutional Tax Collector registers over 1.2
million vehicles in Palm Beach County.
- Only the Tax Collector and the Department of Highway Safety
and Motor Vehicles can register or title vehicles. Some
private businesses in Palm Beach County call themselves
tag agencies. That service provided is costly and unnecessary
because tag agencies still must bring all applications to
the Tax Collector's Office for processing.
- New residents must register their vehicles within 10 days
of establishing legal residency, accepting employment, or
enrolling children in public school.
- A single license plate is displayed on the rear of the
vehicle except for trucks with a gross vehicle weight over
26,000 pounds. Those trucks are issued two license plates
with the plate bearing the decal displayed on the front.
- License plates belong to the person, not the vehicle,
and may be transferred to a replacement vehicle through
an official transaction.
- Automobiles and trucks must have at least $10,000 in personal
injury protection (PIP) insurance and at least $10,000 property
damage liability (PDL) insurance.
- Registrations of privately owned vehicles and long-term
leased vehicles are valid until midnight on the registrant's
birthday. A delinquent fee is charged if the registration
is not renewed by the 10th of the following month.
- The Tax Collector sends courtesy reminder notices in advance
of the registrant's renewal date. Non-receipt of the notice
does not relieve the registrant from their responsibility
to renew on time or exempt them from paying the delinquent
fee upon renewal.
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