Vehicle Bill of Sale in Minnesota

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 Minnesota law says

Selling a vehicle: bill of sale and title	When selling a titled vehicle, the owner must at delivery sign an assignment and warranty of title on the certificate, state the actual selling price, and (for covered vehicles) the odometer mileage, and give the title to the buyer immediately. Within ten days of a private sale, the seller must return the 'Notice of Sale' from the title (or report it electronically) with the buyer's name, address, driver's license number and sale date. The buyer must apply for a new title within 20 calendar days after the title is assigned; failure results in suspension of the vehicle's registration. The section read does not require a separate bill of sale or notarization. Source: Minn. Stat. §168A.10, subds. 1-2

Selling a vehicle: bill of sale and title

When selling a titled vehicle, the owner must at delivery sign an assignment and warranty of title on the certificate, state the actual selling price, and (for covered vehicles) the odometer mileage, and give the title to the buyer immediately. Within ten days of a private sale, the seller must return the 'Notice of Sale' from the title (or report it electronically) with the buyer's name, address, driver's license number and sale date. The buyer must apply for a new title within 20 calendar days after the title is assigned; failure results in suspension of the vehicle's registration.

The section read does not require a separate bill of sale or notarization.

Source: Minn. Stat. §168A.10, subds. 1-2

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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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