Nebraska Vehicle Bill of Sale
Bill of sale or DOR Form 6 required at sale; title at the county treasurer within 30 days; 5.5% tax on price.
Introduction
A Nebraska vehicle bill of sale records a private car, truck, motorcycle, or trailer sale, the parties, the vehicle, the price, and the as-is terms. Nebraska treats this as required documentation, not optional paper: the seller must provide the buyer with a bill of sale or a completed Nebraska Department of Revenue Form 6, the Nebraska Sales/Use Tax and Tire Fee Statement, at the time of sale. The Nebraska DMV also publishes its own official "BILL OF SALE" form (Revised 1/2014) as a courtesy, but you are not required to use that specific form so long as a bill of sale is completed at sale. The stated purchase price drives Nebraska's 5.5% statewide sales and use tax, computed on the price less any trade-in allowance, which is why the price you write down matters. Titling and registration run through your COUNTY TREASURER, not a central state DMV office, and the buyer must obtain a Certificate of Title within 30 days of purchase. Odometer disclosure is made on the certificate of title, not the bill of sale. The standard title transfer is by assigned certificate of title and is not notarized; a notarized bill of sale is only a statutory fallback route under section 60-142.01 when a properly assigned title is unavailable. DocDraft drafts a Nebraska vehicle bill of sale from your facts, with attorney review available.
Key Things to Know
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Nebraska has an official form. The Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles publishes a named "BILL OF SALE" form (Revised 1/2014, no form number) as a courtesy. Completing a bill of sale at the time of sale is required, but using this specific DMV form is optional; any complete bill of sale, or a Department of Revenue Form 6, satisfies the requirement.
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A Nebraska vehicle bill of sale does not need to be notarized for an ordinary sale. The standard title transfer is made by assigned certificate of title, which is not notarized. The official DMV bill-of-sale form does carry a notary acknowledgment block, and a notarized bill of sale is a statutory fallback under section 60-142.01 when a properly assigned title is unavailable, but that is a specific-circumstance route, not a requirement for routine sales. Confirm current rules with the Nebraska DMV.
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Odometer disclosure is made on the CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, in the Odometer Certification section, not on the bill of sale. The official DMV bill-of-sale form has no odometer section. The seller is responsible for completing the title's odometer certification, and the federal odometer baseline under 49 CFR 580 applies.
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Nebraska sales and use tax is 5.5% statewide, plus any applicable local rate, computed on the sales price less any trade-in allowance. The county treasurer collects the tax at registration, and the price stated on the bill of sale or Form 6 is the tax base, so the price you record drives what is owed.
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You title and register through your COUNTY TREASURER, not a central state DMV office. The buyer must obtain a Certificate of Title within 30 days of the date of purchase, and the county treasurer collects the title fee, tax, and registration at the same visit.
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A bill of sale is required documentation but is not the instrument that transfers ownership; the assigned certificate of title is. The seller must furnish the buyer a bill of sale or a completed DOR Form 6 at sale, and the buyer must still obtain a title within 30 days.
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The standout Nebraska detail is that titling runs through the county treasurer rather than a central DMV, and a bill of sale or Form 6 is required at the point of sale. The $10.00 title fee and the 5.5% tax on the stated price are both handled by the county treasurer within the 30-day window.
Key decisions before you file
Before you file a Bill of Sale in Nebraska, a few decisions shape the document: which option to choose and what each one means. The Bill of Sale guide walks through them.
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Nebraska Requirements for Bill of Sale
Nebraska requires the seller to provide the buyer with a bill of sale or a completed Nebraska Department of Revenue Form 6, the Sales/Use Tax and Tire Fee Statement, at the time of sale. The DMV publishes an official "BILL OF SALE" form (Revised 1/2014, no form number) as a courtesy, but using that specific form is optional. Any complete bill of sale satisfies the requirement.
Notarization is not required for a routine sale, because the standard title transfer is made by assigned certificate of title, which is not notarized. The official DMV form carries a notary block, and a notarized bill of sale is a statutory fallback under section 60-142.01 when a properly assigned title is unavailable. Confirm current rules with the Nebraska DMV.
Identify the vehicle by VIN, year, make, model, body style, and color, and identify the seller and buyer by name and address, with the sale price, any trade-in allowance, and the date of sale.
In Nebraska the odometer disclosure is made on the certificate of title, in the Odometer Certification section, not on the bill of sale. The seller is responsible for completing the title's odometer certification, and the federal odometer baseline under 49 CFR 580 applies.
Nebraska assesses 5.5% state sales and use tax, plus any applicable local rate, computed on the sales price less any trade-in allowance. The county treasurer collects the tax at registration, and the price stated on the bill of sale or Form 6 is the tax base, so the recorded price drives what is owed.
The seller furnishes a bill of sale or a completed Department of Revenue Form 6 at sale, and that document's stated purchase price is what the county treasurer uses to compute the 5.5% tax (less any trade-in allowance). Recording an accurate price is required documentation for the tax calculation.
Title and register the vehicle through your county treasurer, not a central state DMV office. The buyer brings the assigned title and the bill of sale or Form 6, pays the $10.00 title fee and 5.5% tax (plus any local rate) on the price less any trade-in, and completes registration at the same visit.
The buyer must obtain a Certificate of Title within 30 days of the date of purchase. The assigned certificate of title is what transfers ownership, so titling promptly at the county treasurer within the 30-day window completes the transfer and the tax payment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. In Nebraska the seller must provide the buyer with a bill of sale or a completed Nebraska Department of Revenue Form 6, the Sales/Use Tax and Tire Fee Statement, at the time of sale. That makes a bill of sale required documentation, not optional paper. The assigned certificate of title is what transfers ownership, and the buyer must obtain a Certificate of Title within 30 days of purchase through the county treasurer.
No, not for an ordinary sale. The standard title transfer is made by assigned certificate of title, which is not notarized, so a bill of sale signed by both parties is sufficient. The official DMV bill-of-sale form does include a notary block, and a notarized bill of sale is a statutory fallback under section 60-142.01 when a properly assigned title is unavailable. That is a specific-circumstance route; confirm current rules with the Nebraska DMV.
Yes. The Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles publishes a named "BILL OF SALE" form (Revised 1/2014, no form number) as a courtesy. Completing a bill of sale at the time of sale is required, but you are not required to use this specific form. Any complete bill of sale, or a Department of Revenue Form 6, satisfies the requirement. The assigned certificate of title remains the document that transfers ownership.
Nebraska charges 5.5% state sales and use tax, plus any applicable local rate, on a vehicle purchase. The tax is computed on the sales price less any trade-in allowance, so the price stated on the bill of sale or Form 6 drives what is owed. The county treasurer collects the tax when the buyer titles and registers the vehicle, which must happen within 30 days of purchase.
You title and register a vehicle in Nebraska through your COUNTY TREASURER, not a central state DMV office. The buyer must obtain a Certificate of Title within 30 days of the date of purchase. You bring the assigned title and the bill of sale or Form 6, pay the $10.00 title fee and 5.5% tax (plus any local rate) on the price less any trade-in, and complete registration at the same visit.
A Nebraska vehicle bill of sale should identify the seller and buyer by name and address, describe the vehicle by VIN, year, make, model, body, and color, state the sale price, note any trade-in, state that the vehicle is sold as-is unless a warranty is given, give the date of sale, and include both signatures. Odometer disclosure is made on the certificate of title, not the bill of sale. Keep it with the assigned title to present to the county treasurer within 30 days.