How to Write Up a Bill of Sale in Massachusetts

If you are selling a car on your own in Massachusetts, you need to have a bill of sale form for the vehicle. A valid bill of sale form is required for the buyer to register the vehicle in the state. A generic bill of sale form cannot be used, unless it is valid for all 50 states. This is because the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles Department has specific requirements as far as what information needs to be on the bill of sale form.

Instructions

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Use a computer word processing program, or a piece of paper, to start your bill of sale. It should say "Bill of Sale" at the top of the document.

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Include all of the information required by the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles Department, or RMV. RMV bill of sale requirements are the name of the buyer, the name of the seller, the address of the buyer, the address of the seller, the date of purchase, the purchase price, the car make, the car model, the car year, the VIN, the seller signature and the buyer signature. You can leave blank the information you do not have if you are creating your bill of sale before the actual sale.

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Include a statement that you are selling the vehicle in "as-is" condition to exempt you from any liability in the future.

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Print out your bill of sale form once you have created it on your computer, if you are not writing it out by hand. Fill in any missing information that you did not have once you sell the vehicle.

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Make a copy of the completed Massachusetts bill of sale. The buyer gets the original and the seller gets the copy.