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Myron Piatek · 09-25-2011, 07:17 PM

I don't know what the tag laws are in your state, but I was recently caught off guard when I bought a trailer in Georgia and tried to title/tag it here in Florida.

The Georgia title didn't have a weight on it. Florida won't tag a trailer without a weight. When I called GA for a copy of the Certificate of Origin which had the weight, they gave me the weight over the phone but said I'd either have to come to GA to pick up a copy in person or fill out a form to mail and wait at least 6 weeks!

Meanwhile, the FL tag office INSISTED that I get a certified weight locally to get it tagged.
They refused to call GA and get the weight even when I told them it took me about 5 minutes, or to use the certificate. The weight turned out to be around 1,500 lbs more than the Certificate of Origin, and it was empty.

I did have a bill of sale, signed title and used my old trailer tag to bring it home.

09-25-2011, 07:17 PM	#3
Myron Piatek VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 1,542 Likes: 34 Liked 138 Times in 51 Posts	Re: Buying a trailer out of state Michigan/Minnesota towing I don't know what the tag laws are in your state, but I was recently caught off guard when I bought a trailer in Georgia and tried to title/tag it here in Florida. The Georgia title didn't have a weight on it. Florida won't tag a trailer without a weight. When I called GA for a copy of the Certificate of Origin which had the weight, they gave me the weight over the phone but said I'd either have to come to GA to pick up a copy in person or fill out a form to mail and wait at least 6 weeks! Meanwhile, the FL tag office INSISTED that I get a certified weight locally to get it tagged. They refused to call GA and get the weight even when I told them it took me about 5 minutes, or to use the certificate. The weight turned out to be around 1,500 lbs more than the Certificate of Origin, and it was empty. I did have a bill of sale, signed title and used my old trailer tag to bring it home.