Golf Cart Operations

Golf Cart Operations in the City of Sanford

An Annual Golf Cart Registration is required in the City of Sanford. Golf cart registrations expire on January 31st of each year and must be renewed annually.

The only exception to the City’s annual registration is for carts legally defined as “Low-Speed Vehicle (LSV)” who will obtain registration through the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles department or the County’s Tax Collector’s office.

Golf carts operating on the roadways must follow all of the same traffic laws as a regular vehicle, and are subject to the same penalties (citations, warnings, or criminal charges) including:

Golf cart operators must be at least 16 years of age and licensed.
Infants through age three must be in a federally approved child restraint device, and children four to five years of age must be restrained with a seat-belt.
Operating an unregistered golf cart on the roadway is a criminal traffic offense.
Operating a registered golf cart outside of the permitted zone is a criminal traffic offense.

Initial Registration:

To register your golf cart with the City of Sanford for the first time, please follow these easy steps:

Complete the on-line Application and pay the $25 registration fee. [Note – personal account creation is required, but the same log in can be used for other City’s services such as park and pavilion rentals, sports registrations, etc.]
Bring your receipt, the Golf Cart, your driver’s license, and proof of ownership to City Hall Monday – Friday, 8 AM – 5 PM, for an inspection by a Community Service Officer.
Upon a successful inspection, you will be given a registration sticker to place on your golf cart which will be valid until December 31 of that year.

NOTE: If it more convenient for you, you may print the application and bring it with you to the inspection, pay the registration fee in person and then receive your registration sticker. Cash payments can be received Monday – Thursday in City Hall.

Annual Registration Renewal:

Subsequent registration of your previously inspected and registered golf cart is required annually.

An on-line registration renewal link will be provided in January of each year. You will be able to enter your registration number and pay the $25 fee online. Pickup of the new registration stickers will also be coordinated.

For questions regarding golf cart operations in the City of Sanford, please contact:

Golf Cart Registration Golfcart@Sanfordfl.gov

Golf Cart Operations