Trooper Mihm-Florida Highway Patrol Trailer tag ripoff Lake county , Florida

22nd of Sep, 2011 by User776676

I purchased a boat that I saw in boat trader in Lake county , Florida. Fl law requires the seller to send the tag back to the state when sold. I received a bill of sale, Tag receipt that was up to date. 5 miles from the sellers house I was pulled over by TRPR Mihm for no tag on the trailer. I produced all paper work and called the seller to bring the tag. Mihm stated that "it was not nessesary". He then wrote me a $116.00 ticket for no tag.He then stated " If I had purchased boat from a dealer they would have given me a temp tag" . I am a lic. boat dealer and in the state where I live , we have 20 days to register a boat and trailer. If this were not bad enough, he then stated "my tag on my truck was expired". He was holding in his hand a tag receipt, proof of Ins . The tag on the truck had up to date stickers. I then stated " is that black cloud over your head or mine?" Bottom line I paid the ticket. Beware ,don't buy a boat from an individual in Fl. unless you get the tag, then the seller broke the law.You may attempt to purchase a tag before you buy the boat inorder to be legal when you leave the seller, although you can't buy a tag for something you don't own. CATCH 22 . I called the dept of rev. in my county on my return. Yes my tag was up to date.

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