FL H0087

Motor vehicle registration periods for natural persons will be tied to the owner's birth month, with the renewal period being the 30-day period ending at midnight on the owner's date of birth, effective September 1, 2020

Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles must offer customers prorated renewal options during transition, allowing January-June birthdays to renew for 1-18 months and July-December birthdays to renew for 7-24 months

Surviving spouses requesting vehicle registration transfers no longer need to present a physical death certificate; the department may verify death through the Department of Health's electronic death records

Vessel title transfers from deceased owners can also be processed using electronic death record verification through the Department of Health instead of requiring a physical death certificate

Semiannual registration remains available for certain commercial vehicles with annual license taxes exceeding $100, at a fee of $2.50 per semiannual registration