Free Quebec As-Is Bill of Sale
Quebec's civil law gives the as-is sale its own vocabulary: the Civil Code's warranty of quality (the "legal warranty") applies by default even between private parties — and a private seller CAN exclude it by selling "without legal warranty, at the buyer's risk and peril," but only with those magic words actually written. That makes Quebec the province where the as-is wording matters most: the phrase "sans garantie légale, aux risques et périls de l'acheteur" (or its English equivalent) is what actually moves the risk. Even then, a seller who knew about and concealed a defect stays liable — the exclusion covers honest ignorance, not silence about known problems. The joint SAAQ visit completes the transfer.
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Quebec As-Is Bill of Sale — What You Need to Know
Tax Details
The QST assessment shrugs at as-is pricing — 9.975% is charged on the SAAQ guide estimate whenever the discounted price sits below it, so the tax reflects the vehicle's book standing, not its condition story.
Exemption: Family-transfer exemptions (spouse, parent–child, inheritance) operate identically on an as-is vehicle — relationship, not condition, is what the sworn declaration documents.
Inspection Requirements
Quebec's no-inspection regime leaves as-is sales fully in the parties' hands — nothing official will examine the car. Worth remembering: Quebec's civil-law warranty rules still lurk behind "as-is" wording, so the written terms matter.
Quebec As-Is Sale — Step-by-Step Checklist
- Write the exclusion in the legally effective form: "sold without legal warranty, at the buyer's risk and peril."
- Disclose known defects in writing — concealment defeats the exclusion under the Civil Code.
- Book the joint SAAQ visit — both parties at the counter completes the transfer.
- Buyer: run the RDPRM lien search; the exclusion covers condition, not debt.
- Keep signed copies — Quebec's legal-warranty case law turns on exactly what the document said.
Common Pitfalls
- Writing just "as-is" — Quebec's warranty of quality survives vague wording; the risk-and-peril formula is what excludes it.
- Concealing a known defect behind the exclusion — the Civil Code voids that protection for bad faith.
- A buyer not realising the default runs the OTHER way in Quebec — without the exclusion, the legal warranty protects them even privately.
- Skipping the RDPRM search because the sale is "without warranty" — liens are a separate battle.
Pro Tip
Quebec as-is: the risk-and-peril formula or nothing — the Civil Code protects buyers by default, and only the right words move that risk.