Vehicle Bill of Sale in Delaware

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 Delaware law says

Selling a vehicle: bill of sale and title	The seller completes the assignment section on the back of the Delaware title (buyer's name and address, date of sale, price and odometer disclosure) and sends DMV the Seller's Report of Sale from the bottom of the title. The buyer completes the Purchaser's Application on the back of the title. Delaware DMV says Delaware titles do not require a notary, the vehicle may not be operated until a new title is issued in the buyer's name, and failure to transfer the title within 30 days of purchase results in a late fee. A bill of sale is not required, but without one (or a price on the title) the document fee is based on the vehicle's average trade-in value. Source: Delaware DMV, Vehicle Services: Titling (Title Transfer)

Selling a vehicle: bill of sale and title

The seller completes the assignment section on the back of the Delaware title (buyer's name and address, date of sale, price and odometer disclosure) and sends DMV the Seller's Report of Sale from the bottom of the title. The buyer completes the Purchaser's Application on the back of the title. Delaware DMV says Delaware titles do not require a notary, the vehicle may not be operated until a new title is issued in the buyer's name, and failure to transfer the title within 30 days of purchase results in a late fee. A bill of sale is not required, but without one (or a price on the title) the document fee is based on the vehicle's average trade-in value.

Source: Delaware DMV, Vehicle Services: Titling (Title Transfer)

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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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