Free Oregon Bill of Sale Template & Generator

Oregon Bill of Sale Requirements

Additional Forms Required in Oregon

• Form 735-226 (Application for Title and Registration)
• Form 735-501 (Vehicle Bill of Sale)

Oregon is one of only a handful of states with no sales tax, which makes private-party vehicle sales unusually clean: no use tax on the buyer, no tax collected at the DMV counter for a used private sale. The only vehicle tax to know about is the 0.5% vehicle privilege/use tax, and it applies to new vehicles sold by dealers — not to a used car changing hands between private parties.

Oregon DMV publishes its own bill of sale form — Form 735-501, the Vehicle Bill of Sale — and is specific about the minimum contents it will accept: the VIN, a statement releasing interest in the vehicle, the seller's printed name and signature, and the date of sale. A bill of sale is required whenever the seller's name does not appear on the title, and a seller may sign a bill of sale in place of the title's transfer section. Our generator produces a document that carries all of the DMV-required fields plus the price and odometer details that protect both parties.

The buyer's deadline is 30 days to apply for title, and Oregon enforces it with escalating late fees: $25 for transfers made 31–60 days after the sale, $50 after 60 days. Oregon's title fee itself is unusual — it is based on the vehicle's EPA combined MPG rating: $101 for 0–19 MPG, $106 for 20–39 MPG, $116 for 40 MPG and up, and $192 for all-electric vehicles. Motorcycles, trailers, campers, and ATVs pay a flat $101.

The seller has a deadline too, and most people miss it: within 10 days of the sale, the seller should report the sale through DMV2U with the buyer's name and address. Until the buyer transfers the title, the seller remains the listed owner — the 10-day notice is what documents that the vehicle changed hands if the buyer picks up parking tickets or toll charges before titling.

Vehicles model year 2011 or newer that are under 20 years old need an odometer disclosure signed by both parties; if the title for one of these vehicles is lost, Oregon requires a replacement title before the sale can happen at all. DEQ emissions testing applies only in the Portland and Medford metro areas. Notarization is never required, and license plates are the seller's choice — Oregon allows (but does not require) removing them before the sale.