Buying or selling a car privately in Mississippi: the forms

Buying or selling a car privately in Mississippi? Mississippi has no standalone bill of sale; the title’s own assignment section serves that purpose.

Every form below links straight to dor.ms.gov, never a copy, and we check the links weekly.

Links checked October 15, 2026

The forms

78-003

An individual power of attorney for one specific vehicle.

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Mississippi Department of Revenue

78-006

Applies for a replacement title when the original was lost, stolen, destroyed, illegible or never received.

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Mississippi Department of Revenue

78-015

Records the odometer reading at transfer, signed by the seller and the buyer.

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Mississippi Department of Revenue

78-013

A sworn statement of ownership based on an attached bill of sale.

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Mississippi Department of Revenue

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