Writing your own bill of sale for a car is a straightforward process that can be made even easier with the help of our online legal document making tools.
Alternatively, you can fill in a form that can be sourced from the DMV to record the sale or call upon an attorney to create a bespoke form.
However, In all cases, when creating your own vehicle bill of sale document you must include the following:
- The name and address of the buyer
- The name and address of the seller
- The year, make, and model of the vehicle
- A description of the car
- The VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) of the vehicle
- The price agreed between the buyer and seller
- The date that the sale becomes effective
- Any warranties that will be made on the vehicle
- The signatures of the buyer and seller
The document must also contain special sections that carefully detail that the seller is legally entitled to make the sale.
There must also be a segment that explicitly states that the ownership of the vehicle is to be transferred from the buyer to the seller in order for the sale document to be fully valid.
Does a Car Bill of Sale Need to be Notarized?
In most states, you do not need to go to a notary public to complete your Car Bill of Sale.
There are 6 states that require you to notarize your Car Bill of Sale to be able to transfer the tile of your vehicle.
Check the table below to see if your state requires you to notarize your document.