Vehicle Bill of Sale in New York

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 New York law says

Selling a vehicle: bill of sale and title	In a private sale, the seller completes and signs the transfer-of-ownership section on the title certificate and signs a Vehicle Bill of Sale (form MV-912), even for a gift; the buyer also signs the MV-912. The bill of sale must show the year and make, VIN, sale date, price, and both parties' names and signatures. The buyer registers and titles the vehicle at a local DMV office, pays sales tax or shows an exemption, and turns in the original bill of sale. For gifts or below-market sales to non-family, the seller also completes Section 6 of the Statement of Transaction (DTF-802). Bill of sale form: https://dmv.ny.gov/forms/mv912.pdf. The DMV page does not state a notarization requirement or a deadline to transfer. Source: New York DMV, Buy, Sell, or Transfer Vehicle Ownership

Selling a vehicle: bill of sale and title

In a private sale, the seller completes and signs the transfer-of-ownership section on the title certificate and signs a Vehicle Bill of Sale (form MV-912), even for a gift; the buyer also signs the MV-912. The bill of sale must show the year and make, VIN, sale date, price, and both parties' names and signatures. The buyer registers and titles the vehicle at a local DMV office, pays sales tax or shows an exemption, and turns in the original bill of sale. For gifts or below-market sales to non-family, the seller also completes Section 6 of the Statement of Transaction (DTF-802).

Bill of sale form: https://dmv.ny.gov/forms/mv912.pdf. The DMV page does not state a notarization requirement or a deadline to transfer.

Source: New York DMV, Buy, Sell, or Transfer Vehicle Ownership

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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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