On the last step you'll get two downloads: the auto-filled official HSMV 82050 and a standard two-copy bill of sale. Prefer to fill it by hand? Download the blank HSMV 82050 (PDF).
What is HSMV 82050 and why it matters
HSMV 82050, Florida’s "Notice of Sale and/or Bill of Sale for a Motor Vehicle, Mobile Home, Off-Highway Vehicle or Vessel," is Florida's official record of a private-party sale. It does two jobs at once:
- Notice of Sale (protects the seller). Filing it with your county tax collector puts the sale date on state record. Until the buyer applies for a new title, the vehicle legally hangs in limbo, toll violations, red-light tickets, even liability can chase the last titled owner. The filed notice is your shield.
- Bill of Sale (protects both parties). The same form records the price, date, odometer reading and both signatures, the receipt of the transaction the buyer uses for titling and tax.
It covers cars, trucks, motorcycles, mobile homes, off-highway vehicles (ATVs, dirt bikes) and vessels. Our generator fills the vehicle description, purchaser, price, date, federal odometer disclosure and signature blocks. You just print, sign, and file.
How to file HSMV 82050 in Florida
- Fill the form. Use the generator above. It completes the official PDF exactly as the tax collector expects it, including the odometer disclosure required for motor vehicles.
- Sign it. Seller signs; for a bill of sale the purchaser signs too. No notary needed in Florida.
- File it within 30 days. Submit to your county tax collector office (in person or by mail, per your county's instructions) and keep a copy.
- Buyer titles the vehicle. The buyer applies for a new title with the signed-over title certificate; ownership doesn't change on state record until they do.
Process last reviewed August 2026, confirm details with your county tax collector.
HSMV 82050: FAQ
What is form HSMV 82050?
Florida's official Notice of Sale and/or Bill of Sale, used for motor vehicles, mobile homes, off-highway
vehicles and vessels. Sellers file it with the county tax collector to record the sale date; both parties
use it as the bill of sale.
Is it required?
Formally notifying the state of the sale is how a seller ends liability, and HSMV 82050 is the form for it
(or the notice-of-sale section on the title itself). File within 30 days of the sale.
Does it need to be notarized?
No, Florida doesn't require notarization for this form. Signatures of the parties are enough.
Is this the real official form?
Yes. We fill the actual HSMV 82050 (Rev. 03/21) PDF, a public-record government form. You can compare it
with the copy on flhsmv.gov anytime, or
download our blank copy to fill by hand.
Selling a trailer, ATV or boat?
The form covers off-highway vehicles and vessels too. Pick your vehicle type in the generator. We also
have dedicated guides for trailers,
ATVs and snowmobiles.