[kendi]

Originally Posted by Bob45

An Ohio resident is renting full time in TV and needs to renew their car registration in Ohio to get license tags. Ohio requires a vehicle E-check. That would require driving the car back to Ohio. Can the owner get the car titled in Florida even though the owner has an Ohio drivers license?

E-check is only required in some Northern parts of Ohio. Most counties in Ohio do not require E-check. If you are from a county that does require it you can file for an extension or get permission to get it early. Check it out online.

[kendi]

Originally Posted by sad_sack

Ohio hasn't required the e-check in years.

My thoughts as well. Looked it up and a few counties in Northern Ohio still do.

[PilotAlan]

Retired FL cop here. So much bad info.

You cannot register a car or get FL insurance unless you are a RESIDENT.
Once you become a RESIDENT, you MUST register your car and get FL insurance.

You establish residency once you do ANY ONE of the following:
1 - Live in FL for 6 months,
2 - Get a job,
3 - Put your kids in school, or
4 - Register to vote.

Military members PCS'd to FL are exempt.

[Dusty_Star]

Originally Posted by 1golfergal

no that isn't possible.

Of course it is possible to register a car in Florida. See post #18 which details the Florida requirements.

The larger question is does the renter from Ohio want to start to establish residency in Florida, or are they just looking for an easy answer to an immediate Ohio car registration question? & intend to remain Ohio residents? Then other posters have helped with this.

[RoboVil]

Originally Posted by MrFlorida

If you are in Florida for more than 30 days, you must have a rider on your car insurance for Florida... you don't have to have a FL DL, but FL insurance is a must. Check out the MV website for the correct information.

Florida insurance companies must have great lobbyists

[HJBeck]

Yeah but 4-6 months is not full time.

[ellenwelsh]

Many years ago my daughter was in Florida attending college and her car, of course was in my name. Did some research and learned that she could obtain the required e-check testing in Georgia.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by HJBeck

Yeah but 4-6 months is not full time.

Certainly need clarification.

I understood full-time as meaning they were planning to be here consecutive days, not hopping in and out of the state. I did not take full-time to mean permanent resident.

Even "6 months" is not clear. If you mean Jan 1 through June 30 then that is 181 or 182 days and is less than the 183 mentioned in some places. However, March 1 through August 31 is 184 days and non-consecutive months could be as many as 186 days.

[Sclawndr]

The Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle site only notes -

“Non-Resident

The vehicle you own must have a Florida registration and license plate and be insured with a Florida policy when a non-resident:

accepts employment or engages in a trade, profession or occupation in Florida; or
enrolls children to be educated in a Florida public school.
You must obtain the registration certificate and license plate within 10 days after beginning employment or enrollment. You must also have a Florida certificate of title for your vehicle unless an out-of-state lien holder/lessor holds the title and will not release it to Florida.”

There is nothing on their site that addresses out of state cars needing any special insurance or any limit on the number of days someone who vacations in Florida (aka snowbirds) can stay before having to insure their car thru a florida company. It is true that some insurance websites claim otherwise but that is not supported by the law.

[DAVES]

Originally Posted by Bob45

An Ohio resident is renting full time in TV and needs to renew their car registration in Ohio to get license tags. Ohio requires a vehicle E-check. That would require driving the car back to Ohio. Can the owner get the car titled in Florida even though the owner has an Ohio drivers license?

I vote with number 3. An ex-NEW YORKER. Been here over ten years. Transitions. Palms seem normal after a while. Helpful government,not sure it will ever seem normal but it is. . When going back to Chicago. Here a snow shovel is called a manure shovel.

[DonnaNi4os]

My neighbor haas the same situation. She had to have a deputy from the sheriff’s dept come to inspect the vehicle for damage and check the odometer.