Form 768 at a glance
What it is: Form 768 is the General Affidavit.
Who signs: Sign on the Signature of Owner line and enter the Date (MM/DD/YYYY).
A filled-in Form 768 example: an owner swears the vehicle was not operated

How to fill out Form 768, box by box
Vehicle not operated on public roads
Gift with no consideration

Mark the box if you are giving the unit to the new owner and there is no money or other valuable consideration involved in the transaction. In this instance, this completed affidavit should be given to the new owner along with the assigned title. To notify the Department of Revenue that a transfer of ownership has occurred for a motor vehicle, trailer, all-terrain vehicle (ATV), motorcycle, motortricycle, or autocycle, complete the tear-off Notice of Sale or Transfer (DOR-5049A) attached to the bottom of the Missouri title or a Notice of Sale or Transfer (Form 5049) and submit the completed form to the address indicated on that Notice of Sale or Transfer form. The original owner and the new owner are required to sign the Notice of Sale or Transfer form, even when gifting a motor vehicle, trailer, ATV, motorcycle, motortricycle, or autocycle.
Vehicle not in Missouri for 60 days
Abandoned property

Mark the box if the abandoned property was abandoned on real estate owned or purchased by me located at (address, city, state, zip code), and enter the approximate retail and or fair market value. Provide a detailed explanation as to the circumstances by which the real estate owner came into possession of the abandoned property and why the real estate owner considers the unit has been abandoned. The seventy-five years box is no part of this box; it is under Certification.
Certification

This is not the real estate abandoned property box. Mark the box if you certify that you are seventy-five years old or older and are no longer required to present a physician's statement at the time of renewal for disabled person placards or license plates.
Under Firefighter Plates, mark the box to certify and affirm that I am a director of a fire protection district, or are compensated, partially compensated, or a volunteer member of a fire department, fire protection district, or voluntary fire protection association in Missouri, and enter the Name of Fire District. I further affirm that if I resign, are removed, or otherwise terminate my association with the fire department, I will return my special license plates to the Missouri Department of Revenue within 15 days. Notarization required.
Mark Other and write it on the lines.
Vehicle and owner
False statement in this affidavit
Notary Information

Notary Information: Subscribed and sworn before me, this day of year State County (or City of St. Louis) My Commission Expires (MM/DD/YYYY), Notary Public Signature and Notary Public Name (Typed or Printed), with an Embosser or black ink rubber stamp seal.
The * on License Office notary service is the * on (*Notarization required): License Office notary service is $2.00 (checked October 29, 2026).
More rules for Form 768
Motor Vehicle Bureau Phone: (573) 526-3669 E-mail: mvbmail@dor.mo.gov.
Visit http://dor.mo.gov/motorv/ for additional information.
Common questions about Form 768
Who signs it?
Sign on the Signature of Owner line and enter the Date (MM/DD/YYYY).
Sources
[1] Form 768 (Revised 05-2020), General Affidavit, Missouri Department of Revenue (the Official source link on this page).




