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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 for an ordinary sale — a notarized bill of sale comes up only in special cases, such as some antique vehicles and storage or repair lien sales — and the seller simply needs to hand the buyer either a 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 from purchase to title at a county treasurer's office — the current DMV page says titles may be issued in any county. The titling fee is $10. Nebraska takes the deadline seriously: sales tax paid after day 30 carries interest plus a $5 penalty, and reselling a vehicle without first titling, registering, and paying the tax in your own name 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.