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Veteran Designation Can Be Added toFlorida Driver License for $1 One-time FeePlus Replacement or Renewal Cost The information in the original press release from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles incorrectly stated veterans would only pay the $1 fee. The new law permitting the veterans designation on Florida driver licenses requires a one-time…

Click here for the Notice of Sale of Tangible Personal Property for Delinquent Taxes on a 2005 Komatsu 200 Excavator. Public auction will be held at 601 Highway 297A on September 29, 2011 at 10:00 a.m.

Janet Holley, Escambia County Tax Collector, announces that all offices will be closed Columbus Day, October 10, for training. Click here to read the entire public service announcement.

The 2011 Escambia County Tax Certificate Sale for 2010 taxes was held June 1, 2011. Click here to see the final results of the sale.

All tax collector offices will be closed Friday, November 11, in observance of Veterans’ Day.

The Escambia County Tax Collector’s county-held tax certificate sale website is now open for viewing. Buying begins Wednesday, June 22, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. CDT.

NOTE: We do not process non-US citizens at this time. You may request these services at any State of Florida driver license office or Santa Rosa County Tax Collector office. Visit their websites at www.flhsmv.gov and www.srctc.com. Click here to make your own appointment online.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission For immediate release: April 22, 2011Contact: Tony Young, 850-488-7867 National Wildlife Refuges Offer Special Hunts This fall, Northwest Florida offers some special deer and wild hog hunts at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and a unique “big-game” hunt on the island of St. Vincent NWR. The application period…

Gather Go Get Learn what to bring and save a second trip! Print your own personal checklist at www.GatherGoGet.comContact the state DMV: 850-617-2000 THE NEW DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS For office visits, you must bring specific forms of proof for identification, Social Security number, and residential address. The checklists here list some valid documents. For more document…

If you were in a car crash, would police officers know how to contact your loved ones quickly? The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles’ Emergency Contact Information program is a tool that law enforcement can use to do just that. The system allows licensed drivers and identification card holders to submit two contacts…

Click here to access the tax certificate auction site.

HAVE YOU PAID YOUR PROPERTY TAXES YET? All 2010 unpaid real estate taxes must be processed by close of business May 31 to avoid a tax certificate being issued, which is a first lien against the property. Click here to read the entire public service announcement.

PLEASE NOTE Tax payment searches and online tax payments will be turned off May 31 at 5:00 p.m. CDT and will remain off until the annual tax certificate sale is complete. Please call 850-438-6500 x252 for further information.

YOU SNOOZE, YOU LOSE – DON’T DRIVE DROWSY A Florida family turns their tragedy into a campaign to save lives. Driver fatigue leads to 1,550 fatalities and 71,000 crashes each year in the United States. While those numbers may seem like boring statistics, it is more than that to Ronshay Dugans’ family. It is a…

Fish Busters’ Bulletin, April columnBy FWC’s Bob WattendorfMedia contact: Bob Wattendorf, 850-488-0520 Try something new for Children & Nature Awareness Month Children and nature. It doesn’t get more wholesome and natural than that. So, why all the fuss and need to designate April as “Children & Nature Awareness Month”? The unfortunate facts are that Americans…

HAVE YOU PAID YOUR PROPERTY TAXES YET? Over $24 Million (Approximately 9%)of the Tax Roll Remains Unpaid All 2010 unpaid real estate and tangible personal property taxes must be paid and receipted by 5:00 p.m. April 29 to avoid being advertised as delinquent and incurring additional costs. Click here to read the entire public service…

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES ENDS PILOT PROJECT FOR ONLINE DRIVER LICENSE TESTING ~ Public Safety for Teen Drivers Outweighs Need for Convenience ~ In June 2010, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles decided to terminate an online (written) driver license testing pilot project being offered to first-time drivers by approved…

All Escambia County Tax Collector offices will be closed Friday, April 22, for the holiday. Our offices will resume normal hours Monday, April 25.

Janet Holley, Escambia County Tax Collector, announces the release of an updated and expanded website. Click here to read the entire Public Service Announcement.

YOUTH HUNTERS TO BENEFIT FROM TURKEY HUNT ON PRIVATE LANDS News Release from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles February 17, 2011 Contact: Tony Young, 850-488-7867 Beginning this spring turkey season, young hunters can take advantage of a special two-day youth turkey hunt on private lands the weekend prior to the opening of…