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Died SENATE · SESSION 2026

No. SB 566

Certificate of Title Application Requirements
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SPONSOR
Yarborough
FILED BY
Clay Yarborough — District 4, Republican [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Transportation

Filed under Transportation.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Certificate of Title Application Requirements; Including certain proof of identification and residency in requirements for certificate of title applications; providing that certain documents may include fingerprints and other unique biometric means of identity, etc.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Requires proof of identity to title vehicles brought into Florida.

Applicants seeking a Florida certificate of title for a vehicle or mobile home previously titled elsewhere must now submit proof of identity satisfactory to the department, drawn from a fixed list of accepted documents.

Accepted documents include a certified birth certificate, a valid passport, a naturalization certificate, a green card, an employment authorization card, or a substantially similar out-of-state license or ID.

Nonimmigrants may instead submit specific immigration paperwork, such as a notice of a pending asylum claim, an immigration court hearing, or an appeal before the Board of Immigration Appeals.

The department may also demand further federal immigration documents to confirm continuous lawful presence, and documents submitted with an application may include fingerprints or other biometric identifiers.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 New identity-document requirement for certificate of title majors. 319.23(3)(d)

AIApplicants titling a vehicle or mobile home previously titled elsewhere must submit proof of identity from a closed list of documents, such as a passport, birth certificate, or green card, before the department will accept the application.

“Such proof must include one of the following documents issued to the applicant” bill text, line 26 →
§ 2 Immigration paperwork counts as identity proof for nonimmigrants moderates. 319.23(3)(d)

AIAn applicant may prove identity using federal immigration paperwork instead of a passport or birth certificate, including notices of a pending asylum claim, an immigration court hearing, or an appeal before the Board of Immigration Appeals.

“Proof of nonimmigrant classification provided by the United States Department of Homeland Security” bill text, line 44 →
§ 3 Department may demand extra proof of continuous lawful presence moderates. 319.23(3)(d)

AIFor applicants relying on an employment authorization card or a nonimmigrant-status document, the department can demand additional federal immigration paperwork confirming they have maintained continuous lawful presence.

“the department may require applicants to produce United States Department of Homeland Security documents for the sole purpose” bill text, line 47 →
§ 4 Submitted documents may include fingerprints or biometric data technicals. 319.23(3)(d)

AIDocuments submitted with a certificate of title application may now include the applicant's fingerprints or other unique biometric identifiers, though supplying them is optional rather than required.

“may include fingerprints and other unique biometric means of identity” bill text, line 6 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Transportation
1/13/2026
Introduced
12/9/2025
Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on...
11/18/2025
Filed
STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 319.23
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