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Florida certificate of title bonds.
From $100.
Also known as the Florida bonded title bond.
When you can’t prove ownership of a vehicle, Florida lets you get a bonded title — file a surety bond under Fla. Stat. 319.23 and the FLHSMV issues the title. Pricing is 1.5% of your bond amount, $100 minimum; the amount is twice the vehicle’s value.
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Apply to bonded title in one sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard title bond — enter your amount, pay, and take the executed bond to the tax collector. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your details, the vehicle, and the bond amount (twice the vehicle’s value) — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
Most applications approve instantly — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with the tax collector
Take the executed bond, your affidavit (HSMV 82026), and the title application to your local tax collector or FLHSMV office to get your bonded title. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bonded title actually does
When you buy or inherit a vehicle and the paperwork is missing, lost, or defective, Florida lets you establish ownership with a bonded title under Fla. Stat. 319.23. You post a surety bond, the FLHSMV issues a certificate of title in your name, and the bond protects anyone who later proves a superior claim to the vehicle.
The bond amount is two times the vehicle’s current value as determined by the department. You also complete an Affidavit to Accompany Application for Bonded Title (HSMV 82026) describing how you acquired the vehicle, and file the title application at your local tax collector or FLHSMV office.
If someone with a better claim comes forward and is harmed, they can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. The bond expires three years from its effective date; after that, if no valid claim was made, the bonded brand drops and a clean title issues.
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One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with your bond amount (twice the vehicle’s value) — the executed title bond is generated instantly, ready to take to the tax collector.
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Pricing from $100. Enter your amount and take it to the tax collector the same day.