Vehicle Bill of Sale in Massachusetts

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 Massachusetts law says

Selling a vehicle: bill of sale and title	When the owner of a titled vehicle sells it, the owner must, at delivery, sign an assignment on the certificate of title (or other form the registrar prescribes), including the actual odometer reading and a warranty of title, and mail or deliver the title and assignment to the buyer or the Registrar of Motor Vehicles. The buyer must promptly sign the application for a new certificate of title on the title or prescribed form and send it to the registrar. A seller who has delivered the vehicle and done these steps is not liable for later damages or violations from its operation (G.L. c. 90D, §15). The statute read does not require a separate bill of sale or notarization; check RMV requirements for a specific transaction. Source: G.L. c. 90D, §15

Selling a vehicle: bill of sale and title

When the owner of a titled vehicle sells it, the owner must, at delivery, sign an assignment on the certificate of title (or other form the registrar prescribes), including the actual odometer reading and a warranty of title, and mail or deliver the title and assignment to the buyer or the Registrar of Motor Vehicles. The buyer must promptly sign the application for a new certificate of title on the title or prescribed form and send it to the registrar. A seller who has delivered the vehicle and done these steps is not liable for later damages or violations from its operation (G.L. c. 90D, §15).

The statute read does not require a separate bill of sale or notarization; check RMV requirements for a specific transaction.

Source: G.L. c. 90D, §15

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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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