VIN inspection · Florida

Getting your VIN inspected in Florida

Florida lets a private inspector do this, so you can hire somebody instead of asking the police for a favor.

Who Florida allows

  • Notary public
  • Licensed Florida dealer
  • Law enforcement
  • Compliance examiner

Start hereMobile notary, about $25

When you book

Tell them the form is Montana's and that they'll be completing Section 2 of it. A dealer or mechanic who does VIN verifications for Florida will recognize the job. Florida's own version is HSMV 82042, useful to name on the phone, though the form they complete is Montana's MV20.

Credential we need back: The notary's stamp on the form is the credential - nothing else needed.

Proven in practice: police refused, a mobile notary did it for $25. Florida is the outlier, not the template.

Wondering whether Florida can title the vehicle itself? Read the Florida guide.

What happens at the inspection

Whoever does it fills in Section 2 of Montana form MV20 by hand, in ink, standing at the vehicle, and signs it. You collect one document showing their name and department or license, take four photos, and mail the original back to us with the return label from your packet and one Forever stamp.

Read the step-by-step, including what not to let them write on.

Checked against Florida's own form or titling page on 2026-08-26. If the rules have moved since, tell us and we'll correct it the same week.

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$20 opens your case and buys the prepared form. The $279 balance is charged only once your Montana title has been issued and is in our hands.