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Tax Talk

Dear Friends: Palm Beach County. Ask Anne: Surrendering Your
Each month in Tax Talk, I The self-serve, ATM-
provide you with updates and style machines allow our Florida License Plate
information about my office clients to renew their
and our community. My goal motor vehicle registration When do I need to surrender my license plate?
is to inform, educate and help and print their decal on You will need to surrender your Florida license plate if
you navigate the many services the spot in just a few you are moving out-of-state, getting rid of your vehicle,
provided by my office. To minutes. Thousands of our county residents have used or canceling the insurance on your vehicle. If you are
ensure that I am delivering these kiosks and I have been so pleased to hear how canceling the insurance, surrender the license plate first.
valuable content to you, I accessible and convenient these kiosks are. I invite you Do I need to make an appointment to surrender
need your feedback. I would to try the kiosk next time your motor vehicle registration my license plate? No, you can surrender your Florida
appreciate it if you would is due for renewal – it’s the fastest option we offer! Visit license plate by visiting any of our six service centers.
answer a few survey questions related to Tax Talk so that my www.pbctax.com/kiosks to access complete details and to When you arrive, inform the check-in receptionist that
staff and I can understand better what we can do to continue to find the location nearest you as we will soon be offering you are there to surrender your plate. The receptionist will
make this publication a valuable resource for you. new locations in Palm Beach County. provide you with a form to complete and they will take
Please visit www.pbctax. your plate. For a list of directions to our service centers,
com/taxtalk and click on Prepare Now For Hurricane visit www.pbctax.com/locations.
the survey link at the top Can I surrender my plate by mail? Yes, you can mail
of the page to provide Season your Florida license plate to: Tax Collector, PBC, P.O.
your feedback. The survey Box 3715, West Palm Beach, FL 33402-3715, along with
deadline is June 30. At the As we enter hurricane a completed Surrendering a License Plate form, which is
conclusion of the survey, we season, your best defense is available on our website, www.pbctax.com/plate-form.
will randomly select three to plan ahead and prepare What happens if I don’t surrender my license plate?
submissions to receive a prize pack featuring tax collector early. To help you with your Failure to surrender the license plate may result in civil
branded items. Be sure to include your email address in the advance planning, we offer liability, fines, and suspension of driving privileges.
survey form so we can contact you to award you the prize pack, a Hurricane Guide so you
if your entry is randomly selected. can plan … prepare … protect. Our comprehensive guide Important Dates And
Thank you in advance for participating in this survey and for includes supply lists for your family disaster supplies kit so
taking time to review Tax Talk each month. you can stock up before storms become a threat to our area, Deadlines
Sincerely, important telephone numbers and a section for your important
Anne M. Gannon, information. We also break down the terminology you’ll hear June 1 Tourist Development Tax (TDT) Due
Constitutional Tax Collector, to describe the storms, so you’ll understand the difference Hurricane season begins
Serving Palm Beach County between a Hurricane Watch and a Hurricane Warning. While June 20 Juneteenth Holiday observed – Tax Collector offices
there is no reasoning with hurricane season, there are steps you closed
Renew Your Vehicle can take to prepare! You can download a copy of the guide at June 30 Installment Payment Plan – first payment due (to

receive discount)
www.pbctax.com/hurricane-guide or if you need additional
Registration In Minutes copies for your community or friends and family, just submit
a request form at www.pbctax.com/hurricane-guide-request.
Just over a year ago, I introduced the MV-Express You can also find them at locations throughout Palm Beach
self-service kiosks in Publix Super Markets throughout County including your local library and city halls.

When it comes to healing your heart,
A COMMUNITY BUILT ON TEAMWORK
Advanced Heart Care you need a cardiovascular team that
is leading the way with some of the
most advanced, life-saving medical
Takes the Palm Beach Gardens Our innovative services include:
procedures and positive outcomes.
Medical Center Team
HEAL • Minimally invasive heart valve surgery, performed

• 1st hospital in PB County and the Treasure Coast
to perform open heart surgery; nearly 19,000 open
heart surgeries since 1983

through a small incision between the ribs as
opposed to through the breast bone, may offer
less pain, and a faster return to work and activities
than traditional open heart surgery
• Cardiac Catheterization and Electrophysiology Labs
• Premier Cardiovascular Physicians and
Electrophysiologists
• Valve Clinic
• Minimally Invasive Treatment Options (MitraClip™,
TAVR, Convergent, Watchman )
TM
• Vascular Surgery
• Inpatient/Outpatient Cardiac and Pulmonary
Rehabilitation
• Nationally Recognized Programs for Outcomes
and Quality
• Participation in clinical research trials for some of
the latest treatments available

3360 Burns Road, Palm Beach Gardens | pbgmc.com

Ida Mazza, MD, Gonzalo Loveday, MD, Augusto Villa, MD, Nishant Patel, MD, Tamarsha Cowell, BSN Adam Bunchuk, RN, BSN Deidre Thompson, RDCS Richard Phillips, CFA
Cardiologist Cardiologist Interventional Cardiologist Cardiothoracic Surgeon

To find a Heart Specialist, please call 877-346-1842
or visit pbgmc.com/cardiac.