Please note the following "Other Inquiries" before continuing:

1. Who is the current or previous owner of a particular license plate on a vehicle or boat registration?

2. How do I acquire a list of vehicles or boats that are currently or were previously owned by an individual or company?

3. Who was the previous owner of a vehicle or boat?

4. Any questions related to issuance of a title.

5. Whether an individual or company is a licensed motor vehicle dealer.

6. Listing of all motor vehicle or mobile home dealers in Florida or in certain counties.

7. Any drivers license records information.

8. Insurance information.

9. IRP/IFTA registrations.

10. What are the counts for all vehicles or boats registered in a specific county.

11. How many specialty license plates have been issued for a specific specialty license plate or what is their ranking among the other specialty license plates?

Vehicle/Vessel Database

Some of the search parameters available are:

• make of vehicle,
• model type (not by model name) for example; 2D, 4D, SW, PK, UT, etc.,
• model year,
• county of residence

• make of boat/vessel,
• model year,
• county of residence,
• fuel type,
• propulsion,
• length,
• hull material.

Database Search Outputs Available

The data can be provided in one of the following formats:

1. CD: Brief instructions and the file layout are provided on the CD.The data can be converted to most PC applications. The Department does not provide technical assistance on your specific application.
2. Printout: 8 ½" X 11", three hole punched, landscape format paper.
3. Mainframe tape that the requester provides: The tape can only be 3490 or 3490E cartridge formats. All tapes are generated in EBCDIC language. Layouts of the tape formats are available upon request.
4. FTP: Requestor must provide STATIC Numerical IP Address, User Login and User Password.

How to Request a Search

We require a letter of request stating exactly what parameters you wish to use. If sending a deposit at the time of request, personal checks, company checks or money orders are acceptable. Do NOT send cash. No credit cards are allowed.

The cost of the information is $0.01 per vehicle, boat/vessel. The deposit is applied to the total cost of the run. If the cost? of the run is less than the deposit, the information will be shipped to you and a refund of any unused money will be mailed back separately. If the cost of the run is more than the deposit, you will be notified by phone of the balance due.

Payment in full is required prior to the release of the information. A $4.50 shipping and handling fee is added to the balance due. For shipping by overnight service, you must supply a completed airbill that charges the cost of the shipping back to your account. All checks are to be made payable to the Dept. of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. If the balance due is not paid within 30 days of notification, the deposit and the tape supplied will be forfeited to the Department. Normally, it takes one to two weeks to generate a list.

Dealer License Lists

• Distributor of Motor Vehicle (MD)
• Importer of Motor Vehicle (MI)
• Motor Vehicle Manufacture (MV)
• Motor Vehicle Auction (VA)
• Franchised (New) Motor Vehicl?es (VF)
• Independent (Used) Motor Vehicles (VI)
• Wholesale Motor Vehicle (VW)

• Broker/Dealer of Used Mobile Homes (BH)
• Mobile Home (New) Sales (DH)
• Manufacture of Mobile Homes (MH)
• Manufacture of Recreational Vehicles (MR)
• Distributor of RVs (RD)
• Importer of RV (RI)
• Used RV Dealer (RU)
• Recreational Vehicle Sales (RV)

All of the above lists combined $40.00. There is also a $1.00 charge for the CD that is used to write the information on and a $4.50 shipping charge for a total charge of $45.50.

A list of mobile home installers, on CD, is available for a cost of $20.50.

If any of the above Dealer lists are to be printed on labels, the requester must supply the labels with a letter of request and the required payment. The label size is: 4" x 1 7/16", pressure sensitive, one up (column of one). We can also write the information on a CD or mainframe tape. For information on tape output or FTP, please see Database Search Outputs Available above.

Mail your request to:

Division of Motor Vehicles
Data Listing Unit; MS 74
2900 Apalachee Parkway
Tallahassee, Fl. 32399-0500

Additional Assistance

If you need additional assistance with any title, registration, or driver license questions, please call the Customer Service Center at (850)617-2000.

Bulk Database Searches

For information on bulk database searches, please call the DMV Data Listing Unit, Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, at (850) 617-2805.