Georgia Motorcycle Bill of Sale Form

How to Register a Motorcycle in Georgia?

Generally, you are required to register and title your motorcycle in Georgia. There are a few exemptions from the rules, such as vehicles produced in 1962 or earlier.

All the procedures can be completed at your County Tag Office.

The following documents are required:

• Driver’s license or ID card
• Vehicle’s original valid title
• Application (Form MV-1)
• Proof of insurance

Form MV-1 can be downloaded and completed before going to the Office. It comes in a PDF printable format so you will be able to fill it out and print without any problems. You can also go to the Office where you can ask them to print this form for you. It must contain your signature.

Several different documents can be used as proof of ownership, and the Georgia motorcycle bill of sale is one of them. You can use it if it is a motorcycle that does not require titling and it was manufactured before 1985.

In Which Cases Do You Need to Use a Bill of Sale?

This simple legal document proves that the transfer of ownership of a motorcycle happened. While in most cases, you do not need to use a bill of sale to register your motorcycle, it is recommended to get one.

Before selling or buying a motorcycle, you can find a free template of this document on our site. When picking one, you should make sure that it is suitable for a motor vehicle.

In particular, you need to check whether such a document has the following fields:

• The names of the seller and the buyer
• Date of sale
• Price of transaction
• A description of the motorcycle

Both parties of the deal should have a copy of this document. A bill of sale must be properly signed. Also, you can simply use a template of this form provided by the Georgia Department of Revenue (DOR). You will need to download it to your computer first.

Georgia Motorcycle Bill of Sale Form Details

Download your fillable Georgia Motorcycle Bill of Sale template in PDF format.

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How to write a Georgia Motorcycle Bill of Sale?

The instructions below are centered around our custom-made Georgia motorcycle bill of sale. Yet, it’s best to go for the standard form should it be provided by your local governmental bodies.

Step 1: Indicate the bill of sale creation date.

Step 2: Provide the buyer’s and seller’s particulars:

• Full legal name
• Address: Street, City, State of residence, Postal code
• Contact details: Cell phone number, Email address
  

Step 3: Enter the information regarding the motorcycle that you are selling:

• Manufacturer
• Motorcycle model
• Year of manufacture
• Odometer reading
• Color
• Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
  

Step 4: Choose the way in which the buyer will pay for the motorcycle and for what amount of money.

This step also requires indicating the date of the transaction and the full amount approved by both sides of the transaction. Once that is done, you need to check the method of purchase:

1. One-time transaction. One of the hassle-free methods: the buyer pays the full sum in one payment and gets the motorcycle transported to them on the same day.
2. Trade-in. With this option, the motorcycle owner wants to trade their vehicle for the purchaser’s vehicle with an additional payment from the purchaser. The buyer’s motor vehicle details must also be contained in the document (including make, year, color, odometer reading, VIN, etc.).
3. Several payments. With this method, you have to specify the dates when the buyer has to deliver the initial and the final payments, as well as their sums.
4. The form of a gift. In this case, the motorcycle is given as a present with no consideration paid.

Following that, decide on one payment method:

• Cash
• Check
• Cashier’s check
• Money order

The last thing to complete within this section would be to select if all applicable taxes are included in the purchase price.

Step 5: Read the miscellaneous provisions.

This section generally has the “as-is” provision that means the motorcycle is offered with no warranty.

Step 6: Now, the bill of sale form has to be signed.

The buyer is typically not required to sign the bill of sale. Nonetheless, it is advised to have the form signed by each party. To play it safe, the buyer and seller may find someone who can witness the deal and sign the form as well.

Step 7: Have a notary public attest the bill of sale

Notarization is generally not necessary, but it is a decent approach to create another layer of legal protection to the agreement.

The purchaser should get the original document because it is often necessary during the title change. There are two approaches here: you must either fill out and sign a pair of identical forms or make a copy for the seller to store.