Vehicle Bill of Sale in Alabama

A record of a private car, truck or motorcycle sale between a seller and a buyer. Many states transfer ownership through the signed title itself and use a bill of sale as proof of the price and date. Check your state's rules below: some require a specific DMV form or a notary.

What Alabama law says

Selling a vehicle: bill of sale and title	For a titled vehicle, the seller signs the assignment and warranty of title on the certificate of title at delivery, and the buyer completes the application for a new title and gets it to a designated agent promptly; between the parties, the transfer is not effective until this is done. The Alabama Department of Revenue says a buyer has 20 calendar days from purchase to register the vehicle without penalty, and a title application must be completed before registration. A bill of sale is used for vehicles not covered by the title law; the buyer must keep a legible copy in the vehicle during the first 20 days, and it must list the buyer, seller, addresses, date, full vehicle description, price and signatures. Source: Ala. Code §§ 32-8-44, 40-12-260; Ala. Admin. Code r. 810-5-1-.246

Selling a vehicle: bill of sale and title

For a titled vehicle, the seller signs the assignment and warranty of title on the certificate of title at delivery, and the buyer completes the application for a new title and gets it to a designated agent promptly; between the parties, the transfer is not effective until this is done. The Alabama Department of Revenue says a buyer has 20 calendar days from purchase to register the vehicle without penalty, and a title application must be completed before registration. A bill of sale is used for vehicles not covered by the title law; the buyer must keep a legible copy in the vehicle during the first 20 days, and it must list the buyer, seller, addresses, date, full vehicle description, price and signatures.

Source: Ala. Code §§ 32-8-44, 40-12-260; Ala. Admin. Code r. 810-5-1-.246

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VEHICLE BILL OF SALE

Seller: [seller name], [seller address] Buyer: [buyer name], [buyer address]

Vehicle: [year] [make] [model] Body type: [body type] Color: [color]

VIN: [vehicle identification number] Title number: [title number] Odometer reading: [miles] miles

Sale price: $[amount], paid by [cash / check / other] on [date of sale].

The seller states that the seller owns this vehicle and has the right to sell it, and that it is free of liens except: [none, or list liens].

The vehicle is sold [as is, with no warranty / with the following warranty: describe].

Seller signature: ____________________ Date: [date] Buyer signature: ____________________ Date: [date]

[Notary acknowledgment, only if your state requires one]

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