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Nebraska Bill of Sale Requirements

Additional Forms Required in Nebraska

• Application for Certificate of Title
• DMV Bill of Sale (or DOR Form 6 — Sales/Use Tax Statement)

Nebraska runs its vehicle transfers through the county treasurer's office, and a couple of details catch people out. First, contrary to a stubborn rumor, Nebraska DOES charge sales tax on private-party sales — 5.5% state plus your local rate, collected by the treasurer when you title and register, calculated on the price shown on the bill of sale or the DOR Form 6. On top of that one-time sales tax, Nebraska levies a separate annual Motor Vehicle Tax based on the vehicle's MSRP and age, which steps down as the vehicle gets older; the two are different taxes and both are real.

The paperwork is refreshingly notary-free. Nebraska does not require notarization on the title assignment or the bill of sale — the DMV's own bill-of-sale form confirms it, and the seller simply needs to hand the buyer either that bill of sale or a completed Form 6. What Nebraska does police is the "open title": a title signed by the seller with the buyer's section left blank is illegal and subject to confiscation, so both sides should complete the transfer fully at the time of sale.

The buyer has 30 days to title, and the correct office is the county treasurer where the vehicle has situs — the county where it will actually be kept, which for a buyer is their home county rather than wherever the seller lived. The titling fee is $10. Nebraska takes the deadline seriously: failing to title, register, and pay the tax on a purchased vehicle is a Class IV felony, not a minor lapse.

Inspections are minimal. An in-state private sale of a Nebraska-titled vehicle is exempt from the sheriff's VIN inspection; that $10 inspection is required only for out-of-state vehicles, assembled vehicles, and salvage-title upgrades. Odometer disclosure follows the federal rule for model-year-2011-and-newer vehicles. Keep a signed copy of the bill of sale — with plates, price, and the fully completed title, it is your record that the vehicle left your hands.