Vehicle Bill of Sale in Indiana

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 Indiana law says

Selling a vehicle: bill of sale and title	For a vehicle that must be titled, ownership passes through the certificate of title, not a bill of sale: the seller completes both the seller and purchaser sections of the title, and the buyer must apply for a new title within 45 days after buying the vehicle or pay an administrative penalty. A bill of sale (State Form 44237) is used only in limited cases, such as vehicles not required to be titled, and it does not need to be notarized. The seller keeps the license plate. Bill of sale page: https://secure.in.gov/bmv/titles/buying-and-selling/proof-of-vehicle-ownership-bill-of-sale. When used, a bill of sale must show the buyer's name, vehicle year/make/model, VIN (if it is the main ownership document), and the seller's signature and address. Source: Indiana BMV, Buying & Selling a Vehicle; Proof of Vehicle Ownership: Bill of Sale

Selling a vehicle: bill of sale and title

For a vehicle that must be titled, ownership passes through the certificate of title, not a bill of sale: the seller completes both the seller and purchaser sections of the title, and the buyer must apply for a new title within 45 days after buying the vehicle or pay an administrative penalty. A bill of sale (State Form 44237) is used only in limited cases, such as vehicles not required to be titled, and it does not need to be notarized. The seller keeps the license plate.

Bill of sale page: https://secure.in.gov/bmv/titles/buying-and-selling/proof-of-vehicle-ownership-bill-of-sale. When used, a bill of sale must show the buyer's name, vehicle year/make/model, VIN (if it is the main ownership document), and the seller's signature and address.

Source: Indiana BMV, Buying & Selling a Vehicle; Proof of Vehicle Ownership: Bill of Sale

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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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