Free Utah Motorcycle Bill of Sale
Utah wiped its motorcycle inspection slate clean on January 1, 2018: HB 265 eliminated the safety inspection for all motorcycles and motor-driven cycles, and emissions rules depend on the county — check whether your county tests motorcycles. That leaves a purely documentary transfer: Form TC-843 — Utah's own bill of sale — plus the signed title, filed at the DMV before the bike is ridden on a highway, with tax at the 4.85% state base plus the buyer's local rates. Older guides still mention the annual safety sticker; it hasn't existed for motorcycles since 2018.
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Utah Motorcycle Bill of Sale — What You Need to Know
Sales Tax Details
Same state base 4.85% + local taxes for motorcycles.
Inspection Requirements
No safety inspection since Jan 1, 2018 (HB 265 abolished it for noncommercial vehicles). Motorcycles also exempt from emissions testing.
Utah Motorcycle Sale — Step-by-Step Checklist
- Verify the frame VIN against the Utah title before paying.
- Complete Form TC-843 (Utah's bill of sale, covering vehicles, boats, and trailers) with VIN, year, make, model, odometer, price, date, and both signatures.
- Seller signs the title over with the odometer disclosure.
- Buyer submits the title and TC-843 to the Utah DMV before riding the motorcycle on a highway.
- Buyer pays the 4.85% state base plus local sales taxes (combined rates vary by address) and the title fee.
- No inspections to schedule — the motorcycle safety inspection ended January 1, 2018, and emissions testing never applied to bikes.
- Buyer: hold Utah's motorcycle endorsement before riding on public roads.
Common Pitfalls
- Paying for a safety inspection someone insists is required — Utah eliminated it for motorcycles in 2018 (HB 265); any current demand for a sticker is outdated information.
- Riding home before titling — Utah sets no fixed day count, but the buyer must apply for title and registration before operating the motorcycle on a highway.
- Budgeting only 4.85% — that's the state base; local rates stack on top and vary by the buyer's address.
- Confusing the bike with a street-legal ATV — first-time street-legal ATV registration DOES still require an inspection; standard motorcycles do not.
Pro Tip
Utah motorcycles: TC-843 plus the signed title before the first ride, 4.85% plus local — and no inspection of any kind since New Year's Day 2018.