Form HSMV 82050, Notice of Sale and/or Bill of Sale for a Motor Vehicle, Mobile Home, Off-Highway Vehicle or Vessel is a document you must fill out every time you sell or buy any vehicle, mobile home, or watercraft in the state of Florida.
It is a multi-purpose document that serves as:
This form is a required part of vehicle transfer and registration. The sellers must file it after a car was transferred in order to remove their names from the vehicle's registration; it will allow them to avoid any possible liability for the use of the car after it was sold.
The form was issued by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles with the latest version of the document released on June 1, 2011. Download the fillable Form HSMV 82050 through the link below.
The instructions to fill out the HSMV 82050 are as follows:
If using this as a bill of sale, prepare two original copies of the document: one for you and one for the buyer. If you complete the document as a notice of sale, file it with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. You may find the current mailing addresses on the department's official website.
In addition to completion of the notice and bill of sale, take the following steps when selling your vehicle in Florida:
Note, that some counties in Florida have issued their own specific bills of sale:
Remember, that even if you use the county-specific bill of sale to sell your vehicle, watercraft or mobile home, you need to complete and file Form HSMV 82050 as the notice of sale anyway.
The state of Florida does not require a notary certification for this form but you may add one for additional protection in order to confirm that the transaction has taken place. This can save any potential trouble which might occur should the seller or buyer contest the transaction at a later date.
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