Selling a used car as a Texas dealer: the paperwork

This page lists the official Texas forms that come up when a dealership sells a used car, each linked straight to txdmv.gov. Texas’s main title application is 130-U, Application for Texas Title and/or Registration.

Forms used on nearly every sale come first, then the ones for specific situations. We check every link weekly.

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Forms for nearly every sale

130-U

Application for Texas Title and/or Registration

Texas’s application for a title and/or registration, also used for a title only, registration only, and adding or removing a lien.

Open on txdmv.gov (opens in a new tab)

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

Forms for specific situations

Salvage, rebuilt and branded vehicles

VTR-203

Bill of Sale for a Junk Motor Vehicle

Lets a dealer or used-parts recycler transfer a junk vehicle whose title was surrendered to TxDMV; metal recyclers complete a certification.

Open on txdmv.gov (opens in a new tab)

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

Exemptions, VIN checks and special cases

VTR-130-SOF

Bonded Title Application / Tax Collector Hearing Statement of Fact

A statement of fact for a bonded title application or a tax collector hearing, setting out how and from whom the vehicle was obtained.

Open on txdmv.gov (opens in a new tab)

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

Not affiliated with the Texas DMV. Not legal advice. Forms change; always confirm with the state.