For your protection, please remember license plates belong to the state and must be returned if you have changed your residency to a different state or your insurance is not maintained.
You should dispose of Florida license plates via one of the following methods:
In person at a motor vehicle service center
Via mail to our office, a motor vehicle service center along with this affidavit
In the event that a license plate is lost, destroyed or stolen, complete this affidavit and mail to a motor vehicle service center
Why returning plates should be important to you:
Financial responsibility sanctions can occur once insurance is dropped from the vehicle if the license plate is still actively registered and associated with your vehicle. Failure to surrender a valid license plate when your insurance is canceled or expires will result in suspension of your driver's license
When you dispose of a plate by turning it into a tax collector's office you will receive a receipt showing that the plate was surrendered. If the initial registration fee was paid for the vehicle that the plate was on, that receipt can then be used for credit toward a future vehicle registration to keep you from paying the initial registration fee when you purchase a new vehicle
To prevent scammers from attaching your license plate to their vehicle and go through tolls, red light cameras, or be used on vehicles that are part of a crime. When this happens, the name and address on file will be yours
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