Vehicle Bill of Sale in Idaho

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 Idaho law says

Selling a vehicle: bill of sale and title	A buyer gets no ownership rights in a vehicle until a new Idaho certificate of title is issued. In a private sale, the seller assigns and dates the title, and the buyer must apply for a new title (on the department's form, with the assigned title) within 30 calendar days after delivery. The seller's bill of sale serves as a 72-hour temporary permit. The seller must file a release of liability statement with the department within 5 days of delivery. Release of liability: https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title49/T49CH5/SECT49-526/. A bill of sale may serve as ownership evidence for vehicles last titled in another state (§ 49-504(2)). Notarization of the title or bill of sale was not addressed in the sections read. Source: Idaho Code §§ 49-503, 49-504(1), (5)-(6), 49-526(1)

Selling a vehicle: bill of sale and title

A buyer gets no ownership rights in a vehicle until a new Idaho certificate of title is issued. In a private sale, the seller assigns and dates the title, and the buyer must apply for a new title (on the department's form, with the assigned title) within 30 calendar days after delivery. The seller's bill of sale serves as a 72-hour temporary permit. The seller must file a release of liability statement with the department within 5 days of delivery.

Release of liability: https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title49/T49CH5/SECT49-526/. A bill of sale may serve as ownership evidence for vehicles last titled in another state (§ 49-504(2)). Notarization of the title or bill of sale was not addressed in the sections read.

Source: Idaho Code §§ 49-503, 49-504(1), (5)-(6), 49-526(1)

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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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