But one of the least exiting things you need to do to be ready for boating season is make sure your boat registration is up to date. In Florida, boats are registered with the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. For new boats, titling and registration must be filed at the same time with the county tax collector. The registration number is permanent and remains affixed to the boat as long as it is operated or stored in Florida. The number should read from left to right and must be in a color that contrasts with the hull. A decal placed next to the registration numbers shows what year the registration is valid for.
For boats owned by individuals, the registration period begins on the first day of the birth month of the owner and ends the last day of the prior month the year after. (For example, for those of us born in April, our boat registrations would be vaild from April 1, 2013, to March 31, 2014.)
In Florida, the length of a vessel is used to determine registration fees. This chart serves as a good example of the fee structure:
SAMPLE RENEWAL REGISTRATION FEES
STATE Registration base tax *$28.75
Additional Statutory Fees
STATE Florida Real Time Vehicle Information System fee $0.50
STATE Law Enforcement Radio Trust Fund fee $1.00
STATE Automated license plate validation sticker printer service fee $3.00
Subtotal of Additional Statutory Fees $4.50
Subtotal to STATE$33.25
Tax Collector registration service charge $2.25T
ax Collector branch fee $0.50
Tax Collector mailing fee $0.70
Subtotal retained by Tax Collector $3.45
GRAND TOTAL$36.70
See the chart that delineates fees by vessel footage here.
Have you updated your registration recently?
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