How to fill out the HSMV 82053 in Florida
A field-by-field walkthrough of the Florida HSMV 82053 (Power of Attorney for a Motor Vehicle, Mobile Home, Vessel or Vessel with Trailer) for licensed used car dealers — what goes in every section, who signs what, and the documents you attach. Verified against the official form as of October 2026.
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Filling out the FL HSMV 82053 after a sale:
- What it is
- FLHSMV's non-secure limited power of attorney for title, registration, transfer, and lien work on a vehicle, mobile home, or vessel
- Who completes it
- The owner, and co-owner if any, complete and sign it; it names the attorney-in-fact
- Where to file it
- With the title transaction at the county tax collector or license plate agent. It must be attached to each transaction
- Processing time
- None of its own. It's processed with the title application
- Cost
- No fee printed on the form
This guide is informational and does not replace the official Florida instructions. Always confirm the current form and procedure with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) before you file.
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What the HSMV 82053 is and why it matters
The HSMV 82053 is Florida's motor vehicle power of attorney. One page: the owner names an attorney-in-fact to apply for an original or duplicate title, register, transfer title, or record a lien on the vehicles listed, and to sign the owner's name for them. The owner, and a co-owner if there is one, sign under penalty of perjury. There's no notary block.
The catch for dealers is printed at the bottom. The 82053 works when the attorney-in-fact completes the odometer disclosure as the buyer only or the seller only. It can't be used to let one person or entity, such as a dealership, sign as both buyer and seller, and the form says a licensed dealer and its employees are a single entity. That takes the secure HSMV 82995, and only when the title is held by the lienholder or lost. This guide walks the 82053 box by box, then covers the 82995 Parts A, B, and C, using FLHSMV procedure TL-02 (Rev. 03/25).
Florida has two limited powers of attorney. The HSMV 82053 (Rev. 06/16/22) is the non-secure one: an owner appoints an attorney-in-fact to apply for an original or duplicate title, register, transfer title, or record a lien. The HSMV 82995 (Rev. 06/21) is the Motor Vehicle Power of Attorney/Odometer Disclosure, the secure one dealers use when a trade's title is with the lienholder or lost. The 82053 is fillable, so you can upload it to DealerVLO once under Settings → Forms. Map the owner block to the buyer (name, driver license number, date of birth, address) and the co-owner block to the co-buyer, and row 1 of the vehicle table to the vehicle (year, make, body type, title number, VIN). Leave unmapped: the date (it's three separate month, day, and year boxes), the attorney-in-fact's name (FLHSMV wants an individual's full name, so write it in), the vehicle-type checkbox, and row 2. The two signature lines are signature fields that DealerVLO doesn't fill; they're signed in ink. Check every auto-map suggestion against this guide.
Documents to have before you start
Gather these before you complete the HSMV 82053. A missing attachment is the number-one reason the the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) bounces a title application back.
- The title, or the title number, and the vehicle's VIN, year, make, and body type — The vehicle table asks for all five.
- The owner's and co-owner's driver license, ID card, or FEID number, and date of birth — FEID for a business owner. Date of birth if applicable.
- The HSMV 82040 title application it supports — See the 82040 guide. TL-02 says no one but the owner or an authorized company representative may sign a title application unless appointed as attorney-in-fact.
- A letterhead authorization, if a company is appointed — TL-02 says an individual can appoint a company, but the company must list who may sign for it on letterhead signed by an officer.
- An HSMV 82995 instead, if your store will sign both sides of the odometer disclosure — Only when the title is held by the lienholder or lost. The original is required.
HSMV 82053, section by section
82053 or 82995: which Florida power of attorney you need
TL-02 puts it simply: if the odometer reading is required, use the HSMV 82995; if it isn't, use the HSMV 82053. Required means the vehicle isn't exempt and the attorney-in-fact would be signing the odometer disclosure on someone's behalf as both seller and buyer. TL-02's FAQ goes further. A seller or buyer can't use the 82053 to appoint a licensed dealer or its employees to make the odometer disclosure for them on a non-exempt vehicle. The appointee has to be an independent third party with no connection to the dealership. So on a dealer deal the 82053 is for the title and registration paperwork, for exempt vehicles, or for a third party who signs one side only.
| Field | Who fills it |
|---|---|
Non-exempt vehicle, title with lienholder or lost, dealer signs both sides HSMV 82995. | You (dealer) |
Exempt vehicle, or no odometer disclosure by the agent HSMV 82053. | You (dealer) |
Odometer signed for one side by an independent third party HSMV 82053. Not a dealership employee. | You (dealer) |
Date and attorney-in-fact
"As of today, __/__/____, I/we hereby name and appoint ___ to be my/our lawful attorney-in-fact." Fill in the date and the attorney-in-fact's full name, legibly printed. The form says the full name is required, and TL-02 says that when an individual is appointed, their full name is required. If the owner appoints your company instead, TL-02 requires a letterhead letter signed by an officer naming who may sign for it. TL-02 also says an attorney-in-fact can't assign or designate anyone else to act in their place, and a power of attorney becomes invalid when the owner dies.
| Field | Who fills it |
|---|---|
As of today (month, day, year) | Buyer |
Attorney-in-fact (full legibly printed name) A person's full name, or a company with a letterhead authorization. | Buyer |
Vehicle type and vehicle table
Check one: motor vehicle, mobile home, vessel, vessel with an untitled trailer (under 2,000 pounds), or vessel with a titled trailer (2,000 pounds or more). For a car or truck, it's Motor Vehicle. The table has two rows, each with year, make/manufacturer, body type, title number, and VIN or hull ID. The form says the owner and co-owner must be the same for every vehicle listed. It also says to complete the form in its entirety before signing, so don't hand a customer a half-filled one to sign.
| Field | Who fills it |
|---|---|
Motor Vehicle / Mobile Home / Vessel / vessel with trailer Check one. | You (dealer) |
Year, make/manufacturer, body type | You (dealer) |
Title number | You (dealer) |
VIN / HIN All 17 characters for a vehicle. | You (dealer) |
Second row Only for another vehicle with the same owners. | You (dealer) |
Owner and co-owner blocks
Each block asks for the legibly printed name of the owner (the grantor), their signature, their driver license, ID card, or FEID number, date of birth if applicable, and address, city, state, and ZIP. The co-owner block is the same, if applicable. Above the signatures the owners declare under penalties of perjury that they've read the document and the facts in it are true. There's no notary block on the form. Florida also accepts an electronically signed 82053: FLHSMV INFO 20-019 (August 22, 2023) added it to the forms accepted with e-signatures that meet NIST assurance level 2 under 49 CFR 580, along with a signature certification (such as a Certificate of Completion) and a letterhead attestation.
| Field | Who fills it |
|---|---|
Legibly printed name of owner (grantor) | Buyer |
Signature of owner Ink, or an AAL2 e-signature per INFO 20-019. | Buyer |
Driver license, ID card, or FEID number; date of birth | Buyer |
Owner's address, city, state, ZIP | Buyer |
Co-owner name, signature, ID, date of birth, address If applicable. | Buyer |
Originals, copies, and attaching it
TL-02 lets you submit a photocopy of an 82053 if the person processing the transaction views the original or a certified copy at that time; the customer can keep the original and the clerk makes the copy. The 82995 is different: the original must be submitted, and a photocopy or certified copy isn't acceptable. TL-02 also says the 82053 must be attached to each transaction. Florida accepts a secure power of attorney from another state when the sale took place in that state.
| Field | Who fills it |
|---|---|
HSMV 82053 Photocopy OK if the clerk sees the original or a certified copy. | You (dealer) |
HSMV 82995 Original only. | You (dealer) |
Attach to each transaction | You (dealer) |
The HSMV 82995 secure power of attorney/odometer disclosure
The 82995 (Rev. 06/21) is the form for a trade whose title is physically held by the lienholder or lost. Part A: the seller appoints your dealership as attorney-in-fact to transfer title, satisfy any lien, and disclose the mileage exactly as stated, then states the odometer reading (5- or 6-digit odometer, no tenths), the date read, and whether it reflects actual mileage, exceeds mechanical limits, or is not the actual mileage. Seller, co-seller, and your dealership sign, with your dealer license number. Part B is only used when you sell that vehicle before the title is available; it's invalid unless Part A is complete. Part C is always completed by the dealer, by the same person who transfers the odometer information and signs the title, certifying the title disclosure matches the power of attorney and is the same as or greater than earlier readings. Copies: the original stays with the title until the title application is made, the dealer keeps the second copy for five years, and the seller gets the third. Sell the vehicle to an out-of-state buyer or dealer, and the form says you must photocopy the completed original and mail it to FLHSMV within five business days after delivering the title and reassignment. Don't use it on an exempt vehicle; the form says to use the 82053 instead.
| Field | Who fills it |
|---|---|
Part A: seller's power of attorney and mileage The trade's owner signs; your dealership is named. | Buyer |
Part B: purchaser's power of attorney Only when you resell before the title arrives. | Buyer |
Part C: certification by attorney-in-fact Always. Same person who signs the title. | You (dealer) |
Out-of-state purchaser or dealer: copy to FLHSMV Within 5 business days of delivering the title. | You (dealer) |
Dealer copy kept 5 years | You (dealer) |
Exempt vehicles
TL-02 and the 82995 list the same exemptions from odometer disclosure: model year 2011 and newer after 20 years, model year 2010 and older (past their old 10-year limit), vehicles that aren't self-propelled, and vehicles over 16,000 pounds GVWR. TL-02 adds new vehicles on an MCO transferred between dealers. For an exempt vehicle, a power of attorney never involves the odometer, so the 82053 is the form. In 2026, a model year 2011 or newer car is still covered.
| Field | Who fills it |
|---|---|
Model year 2011 and newer, under 20 years Disclosure required. | You (dealer) |
Model year 2010 and older, over 16,000 lbs GVWR, not self-propelled Exempt. Use the 82053 if a power of attorney is needed. | You (dealer) |
Common HSMV 82053 mistakes that cause rejections
TL-02 says a seller or buyer can't use the 82053 to appoint a licensed dealer or its employees to make the odometer disclosure on a non-exempt vehicle. A dealer and its employees are one entity.
The 82995 is for a title physically held by the lienholder or lost. TL-02 adds that when a company is both owner and lienholder and the title takes a few days to pass between its agents, the title is still available, so no secure power of attorney is needed.
TL-02 says the original 82995 must be submitted. A photocopy or certified copy isn't acceptable.
If the attorney-in-fact is a business, TL-02 requires a letterhead letter, signed by an officer, naming who may sign for it.
The form says to complete it in its entirety before signing. Fill in the date, attorney-in-fact, and vehicle first.
Common questions
What is Florida form HSMV 82053?+
The HSMV 82053 is FLHSMV's Power of Attorney for a Motor Vehicle, Mobile Home, Vessel or Vessel with Trailer. The owner appoints an attorney-in-fact to apply for an original or duplicate title, register, transfer title, or record a lien, and to sign for them. The current revision is Rev. 06/16/22.
Where do I get the Florida motor vehicle power of attorney form?+
FLHSMV posts the HSMV 82053 at flhsmv.gov/pdf/forms/82053.pdf, linked at the top of this page. The secure HSMV 82995 is at flhsmv.gov/pdf/forms/82995.pdf.
Does the Florida HSMV 82053 need to be notarized?+
The form has no notary block. The owners sign a declaration under penalties of perjury instead. Florida law (s. 319.225(6)) also says FLHSMV can't require notarization of the transferor's signature on the odometer power of attorney, which carries a perjury affidavit in its place.
Can a Florida dealer sign as both buyer and seller with a power of attorney?+
Only on the secure HSMV 82995, and only when the title is physically held by the lienholder or lost. The 82053 can't be used to let a dealership sign as both buyer and seller for the odometer disclosure, and the form treats a dealer and its employees as a single entity.
Can I submit a copy of a Florida vehicle power of attorney?+
For the 82053, yes, if the person processing the transaction views the original or a certified copy at the time (TL-02). For the 82995, no: the original must be submitted.
Does Florida accept an e-signed power of attorney?+
Yes, for dealers meeting FLHSMV's rules. INFO 20-019 (August 22, 2023) accepts electronically signed HSMV 82053 and HSMV 82995 forms when the e-signature meets NIST assurance level 2 under 49 CFR 580, with a signature certification such as a Certificate of Completion and an attestation on dealer letterhead.
How long does a Florida dealer keep the HSMV 82995?+
Five years. The form's filing instructions give the dealer the second copy for five years, and 49 CFR 580.8(c) requires dealers to keep every power of attorney they're granted for five years.
Is there software that fills out the HSMV 82053 automatically?+
Yes. The Florida HSMV 82053 is a fillable PDF, so dealer management software like DealerVLO can fill it for you: upload the blank form once, DealerVLO detects its fields and suggests a mapping you confirm, and from then on it fills from every deal you enter — the buyer, co-buyer, the vehicle you sold, and your dealership's details already in place. It's $29/month flat with a 14-day free trial, and the same deal also generates your federal documents (Bill of Sale, FTC Buyers Guide, odometer disclosure) and your state title paperwork.
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