How Do I…Get a Driver License or Identification Card?

In 2010, Florida began requiring new documentation requirements for residents renewing or obtaining a new driver license or identification card. For office visits, you must bring original (copies are not accepted) documents that prove your identity, social security number, and residential address. Visit gathergoget.com to create your own personal checklist before you come in. You…

Click It or Ticket Campaign

The safety belt is your vehicle’s best safety feature, but it only works if you use it. The Dori Slosberg and Katie Marchetti Safety Belt Law (effective Ju ne 30, 2009) requires that all drivers, all front seat passengers and all passengers under the age of 18 to fasten their safety belts. (section 316.614, Florida Statutes)…

One Percent Discount Ends February 28

The final discount of one percent on payment of real estate and tangible personal property taxes ends Tuesday, February 28. To receive the one percent discount, payments must be: mailed with a February postmark; left by midnight CST, February 28, in a 24-hour drop box available at all locations; made online by midnight CST, February…

Stay at the Scene – It Could Save a Life

~ February 2017 is Hit and Run Awareness Month ~ TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) recognizes Hit and Run Awareness Month this February by reminding all motorists to Stay at the Scene when involved in a crash. The initiative seeks to reduce the number of hit and run crashes in…

How Do I…Get a Hunting License?

Florida residents and visitors need a Florida hunting license unless they are a member of one of the “exempted” groups of people listed on the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission website here. Your license is required to be with you when you are engaged in the licensed activity.  Before purchasing a recreational hunting license…

Two Percent Discount Ends January 31

The two percent discount on payment of real estate and tangible personal property taxes ends Tuesday, January 31. To receive the two percent discount, payments must be: mailed with a January postmark; left by midnight CST, January 31, in a 24-hour drop box available at all locations; or made online by midnight CST, January 31…

Move Over Florida

Florida law requires you to Move Over a lane — when you can safely do so — for stopped emergency, sanitation, utility service vehicles and wreckers.  If you can’t move over — or when on a two-lane road — slow to a speed that is 20 mph less than the posted speed limit.  Slow down to 5…

Three Percent Discount Ends December 31

The three percent discount on payment of real estate and tangible personal property taxes ends Saturday, December 31. All offices will be open normal business hours on Friday, December 30. To receive the three percent discount, payments must be: mailed with a December postmark; left by midnight, December 31 in a 24-hour drop box available…

Four Percent Discount Ends November 30

The four percent discount on payment of real estate and tangible personal property taxes ends Wednesday, November 30. To receive the 4 percent discount, payments must be: mailed with a November postmark; left by midnight in a 24-hour drop box available at all locations; or made online by midnight at EscambiaTaxCollector.com. Taxpayers are encouraged to…

Collection of 2016 Taxes Began November 1

The collection of the 2016 real estate and tangible personal property taxes began November 1. This year’s rolls include 177,000 accounts totaling $269 million. Bills were delivered to the post office on October 31 for mailing. Chapter 197.162, Florida Statutes provides discounts for early payments as follows: November payments are discounted four percent December payments…

Warrington Office Marks One Year of Service at New Location

We are excited to announce the one-year anniversary of the Warrington Tax Collector’s office at 4051 Barrancas Avenue, Suite A.  During the past year, the 9,500 square foot office, has issued 5,075 driver licenses and 598 identification cards; administered 1,846 exams; processed 2,214 concealed weapons license applications; and handled over 38,150 vehicle and vessel registrations…

Hands off! is best policy for sea turtle hatchlings

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission reminds us all that ‘Hands off!’ is best policy for sea turtle hatchlings.  Sea turtle hatchlings are digging out of their nests and clambering toward the ocean in September and October, the last months of Florida’s sea turtle nesting season. Just remember, “Hands off!” is the best policy for…