Georgia automobile bill of sale: free in Word, or sign it online

What the template includes

• Names and addresses of seller and buyer
• Year, make, model, body style, color and VIN
• Title number
• Odometer reading with the federal check boxes
• Price, payment method and trade-in
• Statement of liens
• "As is" condition or the warranty given
• Delivery of the vehicle, keys and signed title
• Consent to sign electronically
• Georgia county, business tax numbers and court case number when they apply

What you fill in

How it gets signed

1. 1Choose «Use this template», fill in the fields and review the full Georgia bill of sale.
2. 2Send it by WhatsApp or email. The other party opens the link on their phone without an account.
3. 3They tap the brown bar at the bottom that says «Sign as …» and draw their signature once.
4. 4Everyone gets the signed PDF with its signature certificate. Anyone can check it at signsolu.com/verificar.

The signing screen tells each signer that signing means agreeing to sign electronically. It links to the electronic signature disclosure that the ESIGN Act asks for.

What you get once everyone signs

• The signed PDF. The final Georgia bill of sale with every drawn signature in place.
• The signature certificate. It lists each signer and the date and time of each signature.
• A record you can check. The folio on the certificate opens the document history at signsolu.com/verificar.
• Reminders. Turn them on and SignSolú reminds every signer who has not signed yet.

Your first ten documents are free and need no card.

What the law says

The Georgia Department of Revenue publishes Form T-7, Bill of Sale, revised in September 2022. It is used as evidence that the sale took place and that the seller declared the odometer reading and the buyer acknowledged it.

Form T-7 notes that vehicles twenty model years old or older are exempt from odometer disclosure. The seller may write "exempt" in that space.

The form is filed with the required documents and tax at the county tag office of the primary buyer's county. A Georgia title is required for 1986 or newer motor vehicles, among other types listed on the form.

The ESIGN Act, 15 U.S.C. 7001 gives an electronic signature the same legal effect as one on paper. A contract cannot be denied effect only because it was signed electronically.

This template or Form T-7

Form T-7 is the state's own bill of sale. The county tag office knows it well, and it states that any correction or alteration voids it.

This template collects the same data and adds price terms, liens, condition and delivery. Many sellers sign this agreement first and copy the data into Form T-7 for the tag office.

Signing online gives both sides a clean, dated record before the car leaves the driveway. Nobody has to cross out a mistake on paper.

What the buyer takes to the tag office

• The Georgia title signed over by the seller, for 1986 or newer vehicles.
• The bill of sale with the odometer reading.
• The Title Ad Valorem Tax, estimated with the state's TAVT estimator.
• A court order, if a court ordered the sale.

The office is in the county where the primary buyer lives. Bring a printed copy of the signed bill of sale or show the PDF.

Common mistakes

Writing tenths on the odometer. Form T-7 asks for whole miles. Round down and write the number once.

Leaving out the buyer's county. The tag office of that county receives the paperwork, so write it clearly.

Not listing a lien. A car with an open loan needs the lienholder's release before the sale. Write the lender in clause 4.

Getting paid safely in a Georgia private sale

Cash and cashier's checks are the usual choices. Meet at the buyer's bank when the amount is large, so the teller confirms the funds.

Do not hand over the title until the money is in your account. A signed bill of sale with the price paid protects the seller only after payment clears.

If the buyer pays by bank transfer, wait for the confirmation in your own banking app. Screenshots sent by the buyer are not proof of payment.

What the buyer should check before signing

• The VIN on the dashboard, the door jamb and the title match.
• The name on the title is the seller's name.
• The title shows no open lien, or the seller has the lien release.
• A mechanic you trust has looked at the vehicle.
• A vehicle history report shows no salvage or flood record.

Once both sides are satisfied, send the bill of sale for signature. In Georgia, buyer and seller usually sign the same day the keys change hands.

Before you sign

• Sign a PDF you already have. Upload it, place the signatures and send it.
• Digital signature explained. How a signature drawn on a phone holds up as evidence.
• Read every clause of the Georgia bill of sale with the other party before anyone signs. Change what does not fit your deal.
• Check how electronic signatures are recognized where you sign in the e-signature validity guide by country.
• Learn how anyone can confirm a signed document at signsolu.com/verificar.
• When the signed copy comes back, verify the PDF signature online against the original.

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