(1) A certificate of title must contain:
(a) The date the certificate was created;
(b) The name of the owner of record and, if not all owners are listed, an indication that there are additional owners indicated in the files of the department;
(c) The mailing address of the owner of record;
(d) The hull identification number;
(e) The information listed in s. 328.01(2)(e);
(f) Except as otherwise provided in s. 328.12(2), the name and mailing address of the secured party of record, if any, and if not all secured parties are listed, an indication that there are other security interests indicated in the files of the department; and
(g) All title brands indicated in the files of the department covering the vessel, including brands indicated on a certificate created by a governmental agency of another jurisdiction and delivered to the department.
(2) This part does not preclude the department from noting on a certificate of title the name and mailing address of a secured party that is not a secured party of record.
(3) For each title brand indicated on a certificate of title, the certificate must identify the jurisdiction under whose law the title brand was created or the jurisdiction that created the certificate on which the title brand was indicated. If the meaning of a title brand is not easily ascertainable or cannot be accommodated on the certificate, the certificate may state: “Previously branded in (insert the jurisdiction under whose law the title brand was created or whose certificate of title previously indicated the title brand) .”
(4) If the files of the department indicate that a vessel was previously registered or titled in a foreign country, the department shall indicate on the certificate of title that the vessel was registered or titled in that country.
(5) A written certificate of title must contain a form that all owners indicated on the certificate may sign to evidence consent to a transfer of an ownership interest to another person. The form must include a certification, signed under penalty of perjury, that the statements made are true and correct to the best of each owner’s knowledge, information, and belief.
(6) A written certificate of title must contain a form for the owner of record to indicate, in connection with a transfer of an ownership interest, that the vessel is hull damaged.
History.—s. 7, ch. 2019-76.
1Note.—Effective July 1, 2023.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 328 - Vessels: Title Certificates; Liens; Registration
Part I - Vessels; Title Certificates; Liens (Ss. 328.001-328.38)
328.01 - Application for certificate of title.
328.015 - Duties and operation of the department.
328.02 - Law governing vessel covered by certificate of title.
328.03 - Certificate of title required.
328.04 - Content of certificate of title.
328.055 - Maintenance of and access to files.
328.06 - Action required on creation of certificate of title.
328.065 - Effect of possession of certificate of title; judicial process.
328.07 - Hull identification number required.
328.09 - Refusal to issue and authority to cancel a certificate of title or registration.
328.101 - Effect of missing or incorrect information.
328.11 - Duplicate certificate of title.
328.12 - Perfection of security interest.
328.125 - Termination statement.
328.13 - Manufacturer’s statement of origin to be furnished.
328.14 - Rights of purchaser other than secured party.
328.145 - Rights of secured party.
328.15 - Notice of lien on vessel; recording.
328.16 - Issuance in duplicate; delivery; liens and encumbrances.
328.165 - Cancellation of certificates.
328.17 - Nonjudicial sale of vessels.
328.18 - Power to conduct investigations.
328.22 - Transfer of ownership.
328.23 - Transfer of ownership by secured party’s transfer statement.
328.24 - Transfer by operation of law.
328.25 - Supplemental principles of law and equity.
328.30 - Transactions by electronic or telephonic means.
328.37 - Validity of rights, duties, and interests flowing from law prior to ch. 2019-76.