Vehicle Bill of Sale in Texas

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 Texas law says

Selling a vehicle: bill of sale and title	The seller must give the buyer a properly assigned (signed) title when the vehicle is delivered, with the sale date and odometer reading, and a signed Application for Texas Title and/or Registration (Form 130-U) showing the sales price. The buyer must file the title and application with the county tax assessor-collector within 30 days after the date of assignment (60 days for some active-duty service members); late filing triggers a late fee. The state DMV page does not list a bill of sale or notarization for an ordinary private sale. The seller should file a Vehicle Transfer Notification. A seller who files the Vehicle Transfer Notification within 30 days is protected from the buyer's later parking and toll violations, according to the DMV. Source: Tex. Transp. Code §§ 501.0721, 501.145, 501.146; Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Buying or Selling a Vehicle

Selling a vehicle: bill of sale and title

The seller must give the buyer a properly assigned (signed) title when the vehicle is delivered, with the sale date and odometer reading, and a signed Application for Texas Title and/or Registration (Form 130-U) showing the sales price. The buyer must file the title and application with the county tax assessor-collector within 30 days after the date of assignment (60 days for some active-duty service members); late filing triggers a late fee. The state DMV page does not list a bill of sale or notarization for an ordinary private sale. The seller should file a Vehicle Transfer Notification.

A seller who files the Vehicle Transfer Notification within 30 days is protected from the buyer's later parking and toll violations, according to the DMV.

Source: Tex. Transp. Code §§ 501.0721, 501.145, 501.146; Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Buying or Selling a Vehicle

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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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