Dates to Remember

MOTOR VEHICLES

• Motor vehicle and vessel registrations are valid until midnight of the first registered owner's birthday.
• Renewals are accepted 90 days prior to the birth month.
• Late fees are applied on the 11th day of the month following the birth month (For a birthday of March 3rd, the late fee will apply on April 11th).  Also note that a citation may be written any time after the birthday.

 JANUARY 

• 2 percent discount granted for current Real Estate and Tangible Personal Property tax payments  made by January 31^st.
• 1099’s are mailed out by January 31 for all registered bidders that received interest income from tax sale certificate redemptions.
• Late fees are applied January 11^th on tag renewals that expired December of the prior year.

FEBRUARY 

• 1 percent discount granted for current Real Estate and Tangible Personal Property tax payments made by the last day of February.
• Late fees are applied February 11^th on tag renewals that expired in January.

 MARCH  

• Full gross amount due for current Real Estate and Tangible Personal Property tax payments made by March 31^st.
• Final (4^th period) Property Tax Installment payment due by March 31^st.
• Late fees are applied March 11^th on tag renewals that expired in February. 

APRIL
 

• Current Real Estate Property Taxes that are unpaid on April 1st become delinquent and are assessed an additional 3 percent interest charge on the gross tax amount plus fees.
• Current Tangible Personal Property Taxes that are unpaid on April 1^st become delinquent and are assessed a 1.5 percent interest charge on the gross tax amount plus fees.
• New applications to participate in the Installment Program for Current Real Estate Property and Tangible Personal Property Taxes are due by April 30^th. Participants currently enrolled in the Installment Program do not need to re-apply. 
• New Local Business Tax Receipts are pro-rated for a half-year beginning April 1^st.
• Late fees are applied April 11^th on tag renewals that expired in March.

MAY

• The list of delinquent Tangible Personal Property Taxes as of April 1^st will be advertised in local newspaper. This list will include the owner information, location address, and amount due.
• The list of delinquent Real Estate Property Taxes will be advertised once per week for three consecutive weeks prior to the Tax Certificate Sale in local newspaper. This list will include the owner name, legal address, and amount due.
• Tax Warrant Processing begins on all unpaid Tangible Personal Property Taxes as of May 1^st. An additional 1.5 percent interested is assessed on the gross tax amount plus a warrant processing fee.
• Registration for interested bidders opens for the Tax Certificate sale. Visit www.duvaltaxsale.com for more information.
• Online Tax Certificate Sale is conducted for all unpaid Real Estate Property Taxes.
• Late fees are applied May 11^th on tag renewals that expired in April. 

JUNE 

• First Installment payment for Property Taxes is due by June 30^th.
• Company vehicle/vessel renewals are due by June 30^th.
• Late fees are applied June 11^th on tag renewals that expired in May. 

JULY 

• 5 percent Penalty assessed on first Installment payment not made by June 30^th.
• Local Business Tax Receipt renewals begin July 1^st.
• Late fees are applied July 11^th on tag renewals that expired in June. 

AUGUST 

• Participants in the Installment Plan that did not make the first period payment are dropped from the Installment Plan and will need to re-apply for the following year.
• Late fees are applied August 11^th on tag renewals that expired in July. 

SEPTEMBER 

• Local Business Tax Receipt renewals due by September 30^th.
• Second Property Tax Installment payment due by September 30^th.
• Late fees are applied September 11^th on tag renewals that expired in August. 

OCTOBER 

• Local Business Taxes become delinquent October 1^st.  Late fees applied.
• Late fees are applied October 11^th on tag renewals that expired in September. 

NOVEMBER

• Collection of current Real Estate Property Taxes and Tangible Personal Property Taxes begins.
• 4 percent discount granted for current Real Estate and Tangible Personal Property tax payments  made by November 30^th.
• Late fees are applied November 11^th on tag renewals that expired in October. 

DECEMBER 

• 3 percent discount granted for current Real Estate and Tangible Personal Property tax payments payments made by December 31^st.
• Third Property Tax Installment payment due by December 31^st.
• Registration and renewal of trucks and tractors over 5000 pounds, nine-passenger, and over vehicles for hire due by December 31^st.
• Renew decals for mobile homes that are not assessed as Real Property due by December 31^st.
• Late fees are applied December 11^th on tag renewals that expired in November.