Selling a used car as a Utah dealer: the paperwork

Utah’s main title application is TC-656, Application for Utah Title and Registration. Below are the other official forms a dealer in Utah works with, from the Utah Division of Motor Vehicles, linked straight to tax.utah.gov.

They’re split into forms for nearly every sale and forms for specific situations. Every link is checked weekly.

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Forms for nearly every sale

TC-656

Application for Utah Title and Registration

Utah’s application for title and registration, also used for ownership or lienholder changes and corrected, salvage or non-repairable titles.

Utah Division of Motor Vehicles

TC-891

Odometer Disclosure Statement

The transferor’s written odometer disclosure to the transferee, as federal and state law require.

Utah Division of Motor Vehicles

TC-843

Bill of Sale

A bill of sale with the price and date of sale, the odometer reading, and whether the license plate goes with the vehicle.

Utah Division of Motor Vehicles

Forms for specific situations

Someone else is signing

No form number

Power of Attorney (vehicle title/registration)

Utah publishes no DMV power-of-attorney form; a general power of attorney is accepted instead.

Utah Division of Motor Vehicles

Lost, stolen or damaged titles and plates

Liens and repossessions

No form number

Lien release/satisfaction

Utah has no standalone lien release: a lien is released on the title itself, on the TC-123 duplicate title application, or by a letter from the lienholder.

Utah Division of Motor Vehicles

Salvage, rebuilt and branded vehicles

TC-802N

Notice of Requirement to Obtain Salvage or Non-repairable Title

An insurer’s notice that a vehicle kept by its owner after a total-loss claim needs a salvage or non-repairable title.

Utah Division of Motor Vehicles

TC-814

Notice of Salvage Vehicle or Branded Title

The disclosure a seller must give the buyer whenever a salvage or total-loss vehicle is knowingly resold.

Utah Division of Motor Vehicles

Exemptions, VIN checks and special cases

TC-893

Owner's Odometer Declaration (exemption/waiver)

The new owner’s odometer declaration when no odometer statement is available from any previous owner.

Utah Division of Motor Vehicles

TC-661

Certificate of Inspection (VIN/HIN verification)

A certificate of inspection verifying a vehicle’s VIN or a boat’s HIN.

Utah Division of Motor Vehicles

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