Community Information

Automobile Information

Driver's License

• New residents are required to pass only a visual examination if they have a valid driver's license from another state.
• An appointment for all those getting drivers' licenses is recommended
• A new license costs $20 and is valid for six years. License renewal is $15 and replacement cost is $10.
• Drivers must be at least 16 years old to qualify for a driver's license and 15 to get a restricted operator's permit.
• Bring your valid out-of-state driver's license and your Florida vehicle registration.
• Driver's licenses and driver's test are available Tuesday - Friday 7a.m. to 6p.m. Phone: 305-293-6338 at: 3439 South Roosevelt Blvd., Key West, 292-6747

Insurance

Florida requires that after 90 days of legal residency, residents' vehicles be covered by PIP and property damage insurance. For more information call 294-8403

Registration

New residents must register their vehicles and obtain Florida license tags within 30 days of establishing legal residency, by the day they begin work in Florida, or by the time they register their children in school.

You will need:

• Proof of ownership and insurance
• Previous out-of-state title or registration
• Vehicle identification number
• Odometer reading
• Personal identification
• Valid driver's license
• The vehicle(s) you want to register.

All those individuals shown as owners of the vehicle must be present when the vehicle(s) is registered.

The Vehicle registration office is located at: 1200 Truman Avenue., Key West, 294-8403

Seat Belt Laws
Florida law requires all front seat occupants in cars, pickup trucks and vans operating on Florida roads to be buckled up. All Children under 6 years of age must be buckled up no matter where they ride in the vehicle. Children through the age of 3 must be secured by a federally-approved child-restraint seat. Children 4 through 5 must be secured by a federally approved restraint seat or a safety belt. Drivers are responsible for buckling up the child.