How to Fill Out the Florida Odometer Disclosure Statement (HSMV 82993)

The Florida odometer disclosure statement, Form HSMV 82993, is a secure paper form that the seller and buyer of a used vehicle both complete and sign to record the mileage at the time of sale. You submit it to your county tax collector along with the title application, and the state will not issue a new certificate of title until the disclosure is filled out properly.¹

Where to Get the Form

You cannot download HSMV 82993 and print it at home. It is a secure document on tamper-resistant paper, and you have to pick up an original from either your local county tax collector’s office or a licensed Florida motor vehicle dealer.² You can locate the nearest tax collector office through the FLHSMV website at flhsmv.gov/offices. Grab a copy before the day of the sale. Both parties sign in person, and corrections on a secure form are much harder than corrections on a regular one.

Does Your Vehicle Even Need One

Section 319.225 of the Florida Statutes requires an odometer disclosure for every used vehicle title transfer, with three exceptions:¹

Vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating above 16,000 pounds.
Anything that isn’t self-propelled, including trailers and boat trailers.
Vehicles that have aged out. Model year 2011 or newer becomes exempt after 20 years; model year 2010 or older becomes exempt after 10 years.

If the vehicle is exempt, you skip HSMV 82993 entirely, but you still file the title transfer application.

How to Fill It Out

The form has three parts: vehicle description, odometer certification, and signatures. Have the current title certificate in front of you before you start, since most of the vehicle information is printed on it.

Vehicle Description

Enter the full 17-digit VIN exactly as it appears on the title and on the dashboard plate, then the year, make, color, body type, and title number.² Read the VIN character by character. A single wrong digit will hold up processing.

Odometer Reading

Write the current mileage in whole miles. Ignore any tenths shown on the display. The form asks whether the odometer has five or six digits, which controls whether the “excess of mechanical limits” option is even available to you.²

Certification

Pick one of three certifications:

Actual mileage: the reading is the real distance the vehicle has traveled.
Excess of mechanical limits: the odometer has rolled past its maximum, such as a five-digit odometer that has gone past 99,999 miles. This option only applies to five-digit odometers.³
Not actual mileage: the reading does not reflect the true distance because of a repair, replacement, or malfunction.

Choosing the wrong status is one of the more common mistakes. A six-digit odometer displaying 100,000 miles has not exceeded its mechanical limits. It still has room. Use “excess” only when the odometer physically can no longer show the true mileage.

Signatures and Addresses

Both seller and buyer sign and print their names under a perjury declaration that the information is true, and each enters their full street address, city, state, and zip code.² Illegible signatures or missing addresses get the form rejected. The same person cannot sign as both buyer and seller in one transaction, with limited exceptions for power-of-attorney situations.¹

When the Title Isn’t Available

If a lienholder is holding the title or the title has been lost, the seller can grant power of attorney to the buyer to complete the odometer disclosure. The power of attorney has to be on a form issued or authorized by the department and has to comply with federal regulations under 49 CFR 580.13.¹ The seller’s signature does not need notarization; the form has its own perjury declaration. Once the buyer gets the actual title, they enter the mileage on the title exactly as the seller disclosed it on the power of attorney, then submit the original power of attorney with the title application.

Submitting the Form

Take the completed HSMV 82993 to your county tax collector’s office. The form itself instructs you to submit it there.² It goes in alongside Form HSMV 82040, the standard application for a Florida certificate of title. If the vehicle was not previously titled in Florida, you will also need a VIN verification.⁴

The Florida title transfer fee is $75.75.⁵ Registration and plate fees are separate. Bring a valid photo ID; if you don’t have a Florida driver license, an out-of-state license or passport is accepted.

Submitting in person, you can request a “fast title” and walk out the same day with a printed title. Otherwise, mailed paper titles from FLHSMV arrive within three to four weeks.⁶ If the office spots a mileage discrepancy or missing signature, it will send the paperwork back, and the odometer disclosure has to be redone on a fresh secure form.

Fixing an Error After Signing

Because HSMV 82993 is a secure document, you cannot cross out a number and initial the change. To correct a mistake found after signing on a private-party transfer or an individual-to-dealer transfer, you either complete Form HSMV 82994 or file a corrected HSMV 82993 showing the accurate reading. If the problem is an alteration or discrepancy rather than a blank field, an affidavit explaining the error is also required.⁷ If the reading was just left blank, you can fill it in and resubmit without an affidavit.

Penalties for Getting It Wrong

Failing to complete or acknowledge an odometer disclosure as required is a second-degree misdemeanor under Florida law, with up to 60 days in jail and a $500 fine.¹ Intentionally tampering with an odometer is a third-degree felony, punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine.⁸ Forgetting to fill out the form is a misdemeanor; rolling back the odometer is a felony.

Federal criminal penalties for odometer tampering reach up to three years in prison and fines up to $250,000 per violation. A buyer defrauded by an odometer violation can also sue for three times actual damages or $10,000, whichever is greater, plus attorney fees and costs.⁹

1
Florida Senate. Florida Code Title XXIII Chapter 319 – Section 319.225
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Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Florida Odometer Disclosure Form HSMV 82993
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Escambia County Tax Collector. Motor Vehicle Form Seminar
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Sumter County Tax Collector. Application for Certificate of Title Form 82040
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Hillsborough County Tax Collector. Payment and Fees
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Flagler County Tax Collector. Motor Vehicle Titles
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Pasco County Tax Collector. Odometer Disclosure and Declaration
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The 2025 Florida Statutes. Florida Statutes Section 319.35
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Office of the Law Revision Counsel. 49 USC 32710 – Civil Actions