It’s time to sell your car. You’ve listed the vehicle as a private seller, or maybe you decided to go flip it at a local dealership. You scramble, searching through all your important documents, but you just can’t find that one important slip of paper: the car title. Panic ensues… but should it? What can you do?

The State of Florida is one of the first to adopt the latest in title security: an electronic title. This skips the step of having a physical record and therefore makes it much more difficult to defraud a car owner if a vehicle is stolen and sold. However, there are a few things to think about before you go digital with your Florida car title.