Utah vehicle bill of sale

Fill in the free Utah bill of sale on this page and print it.

Utah DMV does not list a bill of sale among the documents usually needed to transfer a Utah title, but it says it is important to write one up. It proves the transfer for the seller and documents the price for the buyer's sales tax. Without a bill of sale that has the required details, DMV charges sales tax on the vehicle's fair market value. DMV highly recommends a bill of sale when the seller gives the buyer a duplicate title application (TC-123) instead of the title. It can be handwritten or typed, in ink. Form TC-843 has no notary section, and we found no notarization requirement.

Use the official form if you prefer it: Bill of Sale (TC-843).

Utah lists these items:

• Name and address of the buyer
• Name, address and signature of the seller
• Complete vehicle description, including the VIN
• Description of any trade-in
• Purchase price of the vehicle
• Trade-in allowance, if any
• Net purchase price

1. If the Utah title is lost, get a duplicate ($6) or complete form TC-123, signing Part 1 and Part 2, to give the buyer in place of the title.
2. Make sure any lienholder shown on the title has signed to release its lien.
3. Sign the title in the assignment and warranty of title space. If the owners are joined by 'and', all must sign; if by 'or', one owner may sign.
4. Fill in the purchase date and price, and complete the odometer section if the vehicle is less than 20 years old (or use form TC-891).
5. Give the buyer the signed title and the current registration certificate at the sale or within 48 hours, plus a signed bill of sale (form TC-843 works) and any current emissions certificate.
6. Remove your license plates unless you are including them in the sale.
7. Report the vehicle as sold on Utah's Motor Vehicle Portal, by mail (a signed written notice or form TC-502) or by phone at 1-800-DMV-UTAH.

The seller endorses the Utah title in the space for assignment and warranty of title and lists any liens. The purchase date, purchase price and odometer disclosure (for vehicles less than 20 years old) must be filled in, and any lienholder printed on the title must sign its release. If the seller uses form TC-123 in place of a lost title, the seller signs in two places (Part 1 and Part 2). The title signature does not need a notary in Utah.

Required. File Application to Cancel Registration (or a signed written notice with the year, make, plate or VIN), TC-502. You can file it online.

Under Utah Code 41-1a-701, the seller removes the plates unless they are included in the sale. If you keep them, within 20 days you must send them to DMV to be destroyed or have them assigned to another vehicle. If the plates are included in the sale, the new owner applies to have them assigned to their name, and form TC-840 is needed for a personalized plate. DMV warns that if you leave your plates on the car, you may be liable for parking or traffic violations. Form TC-843 has a box to show whether the plate is included.

Inspection. None tied to the sale for most vehicles. Utah dropped the safety inspection requirement for most vehicles on January 1, 2018. The buyer may need an emissions inspection to register the vehicle in Salt Lake, Davis, Weber, Cache or Utah County, and a vehicle titled in Utah for the first time needs a VIN inspection. The seller gives the buyer any current emissions certificate.

Odometer disclosure. Required for vehicles less than 20 years old. The seller completes the odometer section on the Utah title or on duplicate title application TC-123, or the seller and buyer complete and sign form TC-891 or a bill of sale such as TC-843, which asks for the odometer reading. Vehicles 20 years old or older do not need the federal odometer disclosure statement.

Sales tax. A private seller does not collect sales tax. The buyer pays sales or use tax when titling and registering the vehicle, based on the net purchase price on a bill of sale that meets DMV's requirements, or on fair market value if there is none. The rate is the local rate where the vehicle will be registered. Utah has no family-to-family exemption, and underreporting the price can bring a fraud penalty of 100% of the tax or $500, whichever is greater.

The title fee is $6.

Forms used in the transfer:

• Bill of Sale (TC-843)
• Odometer Disclosure Statement (TC-891)
• Application for Utah Duplicate Title (TC-123)
• Vehicle Application for Utah Title and Registration (completed by the buyer), TC-656
• Application to Cancel Registration (TC-502)

This is general information, not legal advice. Rules and fees change, so check with the Utah Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), Utah State Tax Commission if anything about your sale is unusual. Last verified October 20, 2026.

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