If you’re selling a car in Nevada, you must complete a bill of sale, resolve your liens, transfer the Certificate of Title, cancel your former registration and surrender your plates.

If you’re planning on a private sale for your car in Nevada, you need to make sure you take care of your legal responsibilities properly. Each state has its own requirements and rules to ensure legal transfer of ownership, and failing to properly complete them could leave you in violation of the law.

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What you need to sell a car in Nevada

To sell your car privately in Nevada, make sure you have all the necessary forms and information at the time of sale. The DMV requires some documentation to transfer ownership, including:

Properly assigned Certificate of Title

Lien Release, if applicable

Odometer reading (vehicles from 2011 or later, except for model years over 20 years old)

Date of sale

Notarized Bill of Sale or Nevada Sales/Use Tax and Tire Fee Statement for Motor Vehicle and Trailer Sales

Trustee Appointment and Powers Affidavit (VP 188) or court-certified trust documents if the vehicle is registered to a family trust

Nevada law requires you to remove your plates before the buyer gets the car. You must then either use them on another vehicle or return them to the DMV within 60 days for standard issued plates or 30 days for special plates.

You may also keep the plate for future use if you go to the DMV to remove the decal in front of a DMV representative.

Getting a pre-sale inspection

Vehicles registered in Nevada must meet the state’s inspection laws and emissions standards. The buyer will be responsible for the emissions inspection and obtaining the appropriate insurance and movement permit to legally drive the vehicle.

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Documenting the sale

A bill of sale form (VP 104) must be completed when making a private sale and should be kept as a record of the sale. The information that needs to be included is as follows:

Year and make of the vehicle

Title number

Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)

Date of sale

Sale price

Odometer statement

Printed legal name, identification, and address of the seller and buyer

Signature of seller and buyer

You should keep a copy of the bill of sale as proof that the ownership has been legally transferred so that the responsibility for removal doesn’t fall back on you if the vehicle is abandoned.

Signing the title over

The sellers and buyers must fill out the transfer section on the back of the title. The odometer reading and date of sale must also be included. If there is more than one owner, the required signature is as follows:

And—all who are listed must sign

Or—only one seller signature is required

And/or—only one seller must sign

“And” is the default if no connection is used

Be sure to write the information on the title clearly, as correction fluid or erase marks on the title may void the document.

Reporting the sale

Once the sale has been completed, you can notify the DMV using the MyDMV Registration Cancellation & Vehicle Resale Notification and receive your registration fee credit.

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How do I know how much my car is worth?

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