Vehicle Bill of Sale in Ohio

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 Ohio law says

Selling a vehicle: bill of sale and title	In a private sale, the seller fills out the assignment of ownership on the back of the paper title and has the signature notarized; the buyer then applies for a new title at a county Clerk of Courts title office. When the title is held electronically, the parties use form BMV 3770 (Ownership Assignment and Title Application for Casual Sale), with both the seller's and the buyer's signatures notarized. The application for a certificate of title must be sworn before a notary and filed within 30 days after the vehicle is assigned or delivered; a $5 late fee applies after that. Statute: https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4505.06 ; form BMV 3770: https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/publicsafety.ohio.gov/bmv3770.pdf Source: Ohio Rev. Code § 4505.06(A); Ohio BMV, Vehicle Titles; form BMV 3770

Selling a vehicle: bill of sale and title

In a private sale, the seller fills out the assignment of ownership on the back of the paper title and has the signature notarized; the buyer then applies for a new title at a county Clerk of Courts title office. When the title is held electronically, the parties use form BMV 3770 (Ownership Assignment and Title Application for Casual Sale), with both the seller's and the buyer's signatures notarized. The application for a certificate of title must be sworn before a notary and filed within 30 days after the vehicle is assigned or delivered; a $5 late fee applies after that.

Statute: https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4505.06 ; form BMV 3770: https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/publicsafety.ohio.gov/bmv3770.pdf

Source: Ohio Rev. Code § 4505.06(A); Ohio BMV, Vehicle Titles; form BMV 3770

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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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