Re: bill of sale in Texas
I had signed titles but no bill of sale. I went to the tpwd office today and they would not transfer the title without the bill of sale. Had to round up the previous owner and get him to sign it.
They didn't do anything with the trailer as that's dmv.
I never have had a bill of sale. As stated, TPWD quit requiring notarization and take you at your word. Course if you lie you will have free room and board for a while and won't get to use your boat. There is a place on the forms for the current owner to assign title to you, be it a person or a dealer.
With no title, almost impossible to get one registered. I haven't tried to register an out of state rig so I don't know what the current requirements are for that but you can bet they will want some kind of paper work. A phone call to TPWD or visiting their www will get you the desired answers.
Since TPWD offices are few and far between, you can down load the forms off the www, fill them out, send them in and get your registration card and registration sticker to paste on the boat before or after the registration number. They tell you how to do it. Engine has no visible registration but you do need the certificate to sell it.
My current rig was bought used from an individual just as I said above. No problems.
On the trailer in my county, didn't need a BOS for that either. They aren't picky. If you have no model/SN they will just register it as a Shop Built.
Mark
