Vehicle Bill of Sale in North Carolina

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 North Carolina law says

Selling a vehicle: bill of sale and title	To transfer a titled vehicle, the owner must sign an assignment and warranty of title on the back of the certificate of title, including the buyer's name and address, either in the presence of a person authorized to administer oaths or in a manner meeting Article 40 of Chapter 66, and give the assigned title to the buyer when the vehicle is delivered. Title does not pass until the assignment is executed and the vehicle delivered. Delivering or accepting a title 'assigned in blank' is a Class 2 misdemeanor. If the buyer finances the purchase, the title goes to the lienholder, who must forward it with the buyer's application within 20 days. The buyer's own deadline to apply for a new title is not in § 20-72(b). Source: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-72(b)

Selling a vehicle: bill of sale and title

To transfer a titled vehicle, the owner must sign an assignment and warranty of title on the back of the certificate of title, including the buyer's name and address, either in the presence of a person authorized to administer oaths or in a manner meeting Article 40 of Chapter 66, and give the assigned title to the buyer when the vehicle is delivered. Title does not pass until the assignment is executed and the vehicle delivered. Delivering or accepting a title 'assigned in blank' is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

If the buyer finances the purchase, the title goes to the lienholder, who must forward it with the buyer's application within 20 days. The buyer's own deadline to apply for a new title is not in § 20-72(b).

Source: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-72(b)

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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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