Sell a Car That's Not Under Your Name
If you bought a used car from a private party and haven’t put it under your name, you don’t have to transfer the title to your name in order to sell it. All you need is a BILL OF SALE plus the original TITLE and follow the steps.
Contents
Steps
- Find someone who wants to buy the car.
- Prepare a BILL OF SALE. You can easily find one online or you can go to one of the DMV offices and ask for one.
- You and the buyer need to fill out the BILL OF SALE and sign it.
- Make sure you get payment from the buyer.
- Attach the BILL OF SALE to the original TITLE that you get from the previous owner and give them to the buyer.
- The buyer needs to go to DMV and turn in these two forms (BILL OF SALE and the original TITLE) and obtain a new title.
Tips
- For your own record, you'd better keep a photocopy the BILL OF SALE and TITLE.
Warnings
- Regulations and policies vary from place to place. Call your local department of motor vehicles to make sure you can do this.
