Vehicle Bill of Sale in Florida

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 Florida law says

Selling a vehicle: bill of sale and title	In a private sale the seller fills in the 'Transfer of Title by Seller' section on the title (buyer's name and address, odometer reading, price and date). Florida law requires the seller to file a Notice of Sale (form HSMV 82050) within 30 days; the form also documents the sale. The buyer must apply for a new title within 30 days after delivery (Application for Certificate of Title with/without Registration) or pay a $20 late fee. FLHSMV recommends having a bill of sale notarized, but does not state that notarization is required. Statutes: https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0300-0399/0319/0319.html. A vehicle with an existing lien cannot be sold privately until the lien is satisfied (FLHSMV). Electronic titles require both parties at a service center. Source: Fla. Stat. §§ 319.22(2)(b), 319.23(6)(a); FLHSMV, Selling a Vehicle

Selling a vehicle: bill of sale and title

In a private sale the seller fills in the 'Transfer of Title by Seller' section on the title (buyer's name and address, odometer reading, price and date). Florida law requires the seller to file a Notice of Sale (form HSMV 82050) within 30 days; the form also documents the sale. The buyer must apply for a new title within 30 days after delivery (Application for Certificate of Title with/without Registration) or pay a $20 late fee. FLHSMV recommends having a bill of sale notarized, but does not state that notarization is required.

Statutes: https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0300-0399/0319/0319.html. A vehicle with an existing lien cannot be sold privately until the lien is satisfied (FLHSMV). Electronic titles require both parties at a service center.

Source: Fla. Stat. §§ 319.22(2)(b), 319.23(6)(a); FLHSMV, Selling a Vehicle

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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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