Vehicle Bill of Sale in Kentucky

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 Kentucky law says

Selling a vehicle: bill of sale and title	Kentucky vehicle sales are handled through the county clerk: a person may not buy, sell or trade a motor vehicle without delivering the title to the county clerk, together with a notarized affidavit of the price paid when one is required under KRS 138.450, and the signatures on that affidavit must be individually notarized (KRS 186.190(2)-(3)). Vehicle and plate transfers must be started within the 15-day period set by law (KRS 186.190(1)(d)). If the buyer does not submit the transfer documents to a county clerk within 15 days, the seller must file a signed and notarized TC Form 96-3, Affidavit of Incomplete Transfer, with the seller's county clerk (601 KAR 9:160). KRS 186.190 has a revised version taking effect January 1, 2027. The statutes read do not say whether a separate bill of sale is required; ask the county clerk. Source: KRS 186.190(1)(d), (2)-(3); 601 KAR 9:160 Section 1

Selling a vehicle: bill of sale and title

Kentucky vehicle sales are handled through the county clerk: a person may not buy, sell or trade a motor vehicle without delivering the title to the county clerk, together with a notarized affidavit of the price paid when one is required under KRS 138.450, and the signatures on that affidavit must be individually notarized (KRS 186.190(2)-(3)). Vehicle and plate transfers must be started within the 15-day period set by law (KRS 186.190(1)(d)). If the buyer does not submit the transfer documents to a county clerk within 15 days, the seller must file a signed and notarized TC Form 96-3, Affidavit of Incomplete Transfer, with the seller's county clerk (601 KAR 9:160).

KRS 186.190 has a revised version taking effect January 1, 2027. The statutes read do not say whether a separate bill of sale is required; ask the county clerk.

Source: KRS 186.190(1)(d), (2)-(3); 601 KAR 9:160 Section 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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