When selling a car in Alaska, you’ll need to fill out and sign your title and disclose the odometer reading to the buyer before notifying the DMV of the transfer of ownership.

Selling a car privately can seem like a daunting thing to do—but it’s pretty easy if you understand the steps that you’ll need to take. Each state has its own requirements and rules to ensure legal transfer of ownership.

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What you need to sell a car in Alaska

If you’re selling your car in

Alaska

, you’ll need to gather all the necessary documents the state requires for the sale to go through. Here’s what you need:

A complete Notice of Vehicle Sale or Transfer form (attached to bottom of original title)

Certificate of Title (if you don’t have one, you’ll need to apply to the DMV for a duplicate)

Your signature

Signature of any lienholder(s)

Signature of the buyer

Bill of sale—not mandatory but good to have and should include serial number, vehicle description, names and signatures of buyer and seller, and sale date

Odometer disclosure for any vehicles up to and including 12,000 lbs of unladen weight, or if the vehicle is under 10 years old

Remove any personalized or specialty plates from the vehicle

Getting a pre-sale inspection

Normally, Alaska does not require any pre-sale inspections of a vehicle being sold. However, if you don’t have the title or the Manufacturers’ Certificate of Origin (MCO), a state vehicle inspector may need to complete an inspection.

Documenting the sale

When you have a buyer, you’ll fill out a Bill of Sale, which is required to register the vehicle. You’ll also need to disclose the vehicle’s odometer reading and provide proof of previous registration.

Complete a blank Bill of Sale by filling out the following information:

Names, addresses, driver’s license numbers, and signatures of both buyer and seller

Vehicle identification number

Make, model, and year of vehicle

You can download the bill of sale document from the

Alaska DMV website

Signing the title over

When transferring the title over for the vehicle you are selling, complete and sign the Assignment of Vehicle Title and give the original title to the buyer.

You’ll need to certify the odometer reading (if the vehicle is less than 10 years old) and then sign the reassignment portion of the title to release interest in the vehicle to the buyer.

Reporting the sale

The seller must report the transfer or assignment of ownership title to Alaska’s DMV after a sale has been agreed upon. Send the Notice of Vehicle Sale for Transfer (attached at bottom of the original title) to the DMV as soon as possible.

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