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Current or Previous Owner of a Vehicle

To determine who the current or previous owner of a vehicle/vessel is, please do the following (please note this information is not available via telephone inquiry):

  1. Download Form HSMV 85054 - Records Request
  2. Complete the form. Specify which of the three formats you desire (i.e. by current registration , by vehicle identification number and/or vehicle owner name).
  3. Enclose form with fee payable to DMV:
  4. $ .50 Computer Print-Out of Current Vehicle Record
    $ .50 Per Vehicle Record by Name Search
    $ 1.00 Per Page
    $ 2.00 Copy of Title (Front and Back of Title)
    $ 2.00 Current License Plate Registration or Complete License Plate History
    $ 3.00 Certified Records (In addition to Regular Fees)
    $ 3.00 Previous Registration Record/New Wheels on the Road Fee (Estimated Cost)
    $ 5.00 Partial Microfilm Title History (Estimated Cost) (Previous Owner, Odometer Statement)
    $15.00 Complete Microfilm Title History (Estimated Cost)

    Note: We will notify you if additional monies are due.

  5. Mail to:
    Division of Motor Vehicles
    2900 Apalachee Parkway
    Neil Kirkman Building, Mail Stop 73
    Tallahassee, FL 32399-0620
For more information, please call (850)617-2000 or email us.

Personal information in motor vehicle records which have been made confidential may only be released to applicants that meet one of the 14 exemptions noted on the back of the Records Request form due to the Driver Privacy Protection Act.


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