Vehicle Bill of Sale in Oregon

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 Oregon law says

Selling a vehicle: bill of sale and title	When an Oregon-titled vehicle is sold, the buyer must apply to DMV for a new title within 30 days of the transfer, and each person whose interest is transferred must release or assign it as DMV rules require. DMV offers a Vehicle Bill of Sale (Form 735-501), which has no notary section, and the Application for Title and Registration (Form 735-226). The seller must notify DMV of the sale within 10 days (online or with Notice of Sale, Form 735-6890). Form 735-501: https://www.oregon.gov/odot/forms/dmv/501fill.pdf ; DMV vehicle information: https://www.oregon.gov/odot/dmv/pages/online_quick_tips/vehicle_information.aspx Source: ORS 803.092, 803.094; Oregon DMV Form 735-501

Selling a vehicle: bill of sale and title

When an Oregon-titled vehicle is sold, the buyer must apply to DMV for a new title within 30 days of the transfer, and each person whose interest is transferred must release or assign it as DMV rules require. DMV offers a Vehicle Bill of Sale (Form 735-501), which has no notary section, and the Application for Title and Registration (Form 735-226). The seller must notify DMV of the sale within 10 days (online or with Notice of Sale, Form 735-6890).

Form 735-501: https://www.oregon.gov/odot/forms/dmv/501fill.pdf ; DMV vehicle information: https://www.oregon.gov/odot/dmv/pages/online_quick_tips/vehicle_information.aspx

Source: ORS 803.092, 803.094; Oregon DMV Form 735-501

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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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