Free Blank Maryland Bill of Sale (2026)
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Maryland rules that this document follows
| Notarization (vehicle bill of sale) | RequiredSource: Md. Code, Transp. § 13-809(b); COMAR 11.15.01: VR-181 must be notarized when the vehicle is less than 7 years old and the sale price is $500 or more below the MVA book value and the buyer wants excise tax assessed on the actual price |
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| Title paperwork notarization | VR-181 bill of sale must be notarized when the sale price is below book value for a vehicle 7 model years old or newer; the title assignment itself is not notarized. |
| Official DMV form | VR-181 (Bill of Sale, Maryland MVA) |
| Odometer disclosure | Required unless the vehicle is model year 2010 or older and at least 10 years old, or model year 2011 or newer and at least 20 years old. The disclosure on the title (or state reassignment form) is the legally operative one; this bill of sale repeats it.Source: 49 C.F.R. § 580.5, § 580.17 |
| General property | No notarization; no witnesses requiredSource: No statutory notarization or witness requirement for a general bill of sale of personal property (UCC Article 2 governs sales of goods) |
| Boat | Bill of sale required for Maryland DNR vessel title/registrationSource: Md. Code, Nat. Res. § 8-715 |
| Sales tax | Buyer pays 6% excise tax at MVA on the greater of purchase price or MVA book value (vehicles under 7 years old) unless a notarized VR-181 supports a lower price; minimum tax applies to older vehicles. |
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