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Motor Vehicle · Sold as-is
Document your car or truck sale as-is — no warranties of condition (ownership warranties remain). Select your state for its instruction rider and the attorney-drafted as-is auto bill of sale.
A written auto bill of sale (As-Is) records the transaction both sides will point to later: the vehicle (year, make, model, VIN), the price, the date, the odometer reading, and the seller's limited warranties (ownership and right to sell, but not condition). It is the receipt, the price proof for taxes, and the condition record in one document.
The bill of sale documents the sale — the title assignment completes it. The seller completes the title assignment at delivery (paper or electronic — your rider says which), the buyer applies for the new title within your state's deadline, and the odometer disclosure lives on the title assignment (our form carries a matching supplemental statement). Many states also give the seller a notice-of-sale or release-of-liability filing — where yours does, the rider links it, because that filing is what protects you after the car is gone.
Selling financed? The lawful lane in every state is: deliver the signed title at closing and have the buyer's title application note you as lienholder. A UCC-1 financing statement does NOT perfect a lien on a titled vehicle — the rider gives your state's exact title-notation steps. Your state page also links the promissory note (regular and balloon), security agreement, and loan-amortization tools for the payment side.
Each state page shows its exact kit contents before checkout.
The attorney-drafted bill of sale — fillable Word (.docx).
Your state's instruction rider: title and registration steps, real deadlines, tax and gift rules, notary requirements, and how to record a lien when the seller finances the sale.
Links to the official forms this sale needs — the title or registration application, the official bill of sale where one exists, seller notice-of-sale forms, and gift/affidavit forms. Where the state publishes its own free bill of sale, we link it prominently and tell you exactly what it covers and what it leaves out.
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Select your state above to open its vehicle bill of sale kit page.
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It is the record of the deal: vehicle, VIN, price, date, mileage, and the as-is election. The buyer needs it as proof of purchase price for taxes and titling; the seller needs it as proof of the transfer date and terms. Where your state gives sellers a notice-of-sale or release-of-liability filing, that filing — not the bill of sale — is what closes out registration liability; your rider links it.
A warranty bill of sale carries the seller's guarantees about condition, ownership, and freedom from liens. This as-is version drops the condition warranty: the buyer accepts the property in its current condition, faults included. The seller's core ownership warranties remain — the seller still warrants they own the property, have the right to sell it, and that it is free of undisclosed liens. This as-is form also disclaims implied warranties of merchantability and fitness, except where your state limits that disclaimer for consumer goods — your rider flags it.
Requirements vary by state. Many DMVs ask for a bill of sale as proof of purchase price and sale date; some publish their own official bill-of-sale form, and where yours does, we link it prominently and tell you exactly what it covers. The title assignment itself is what transfers ownership — your state rider lays out the complete sequence: title assignment, odometer disclosure, buyer's application deadline, tax, and the seller's protective notice.
Federal law requires an odometer disclosure for most vehicle transfers. Vehicles from model year 2010 and older are permanently exempt. For model year 2011 and newer, a vehicle becomes exempt when it reaches 20 years of age (for example, a 2015 vehicle becomes exempt in 2035). Vehicles over 16,000 lbs GVWR and non-self-propelled vehicles are also exempt. In most states the operative disclosure is made on the title assignment itself. Our form includes a supplemental statement that matches the federal content rules, and false odometer statements are federal crimes.
It documents that the buyer accepted the property in its stated condition, with the defects disclosed in writing. That record is the seller's defense to later condition complaints — and it only works if the disclosures are honest. Concealing a known defect can create liability no as-is clause cures. Sellers should also complete any state notice-of-sale the rider links, because that filing — not the bill of sale — is what closes out registration liability in most states.
Permanently. Buyers keep it for the title transfer, price proof for taxes, insurance, and any future sale. Sellers keep it as proof of the sale date and terms — paired with the state's notice-of-sale confirmation where your state offers one.