Expired registration more than 6 months — first offense
Florida Statute § 320.07(3)(b)
Summary verified against the 2026 Florida Statutes: October 1, 2026.
Quick Summary
Registration expired more than 6 months is still a civil matter on a first offense under §320.07(3)(b). Confirm expiration, operation, owner/operator responsibility, and whether there is a qualifying prior offense before selecting the criminal repeat track. Check the short-term-lease exception. Do not treat the passage of 6 months by itself as a misdemeanor, and distinguish expired registration from a vehicle never properly registered.
Summary sources
Classification, Points & Penalties
Classification, Points & Penalties
- Category
- Registration
- Type
- Non-Moving
- Civil / Criminal
- Civil
- Offense Classification
- Nonmoving infraction
- Points
- 0
- Fine / Penalty
- Statutory penalty
Base fines are not the total payable amount. Costs, enforcement method, crash consequences, prior history, and court disposition can change penalties or points. A reported zero does not rule out license suspension or revocation.
Court & Enforcement
Court & Enforcement
- Mandatory Court
- Depends
- NTA Eligible
- N/A — civil citation
- Custodial Arrest
- No — civil infraction (absent separate lawful basis)
NTA means notice to appear. Eligibility is conditional; these fields do not independently authorize arrest. Confirm the exact statutory track, lawful arrest authority, traffic procedure, and agency policy.
Arrest authority guideCivil infractions resulting in death or serious bodily injury require a hearing under §318.19.