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• What are the IL title transfer requirements for selling used cars?

  • Title > Title Transfer

  Title Transfer After You Sell Car Here's what you need to do after selling your used car: Remove your IL license plates. They belong to you. You can, if you desire, transfer the plates to another vehicle under your name. Sign and print your name in the title's Assignment of Title Area.  Include an odometer reading on the car title. No Illinois bill of sale is required. However, for just-in-case purposes, it's always wise to keep a copy for your personal files.  Used Cars Titles Before putting your used car on the market, take the time to order a vehicle history report. It will help you set a price, based on fair market value, and establish credibility with potential buyers...

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• How do I complete a motorcycle title transfer to change ownership in IL?

  • Title > Title Transfer

  Transferring Motorcycle Titles in Illinois The steps you’ll take depend on whether you’re the seller or the buyer. Seller If you're the seller in a motorcycle title transfer, you'll need to add the following to the title: The bike's odometer reading. The buyer's name. The date of sale. Your signature. A bill of sale is not required by the Illinois Secretary of State (IL SOS), but you should make a copy for your own records. Be sure to remove the motorcycle's license plate. In Illinois the plate belongs to the owner, not the vehicle.   Buyer When you're the buyer in a title transfer, you must make sure the seller has properly signed off the title by including an odometer reading, date of sale, and signature. You should also compare the vehicle identification number (VIN) on..

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• How do I complete a Illinois title transfer for a car donation?

  • Buying and Selling > Car Donation and Gifts

  Transferring Titles During Car Donations To simplify the title transfer process for a car donation, imagine that you're the seller and the charity of your choice is the buyer. Treat it like a regular car sale between two individual parties, minus, of course, payment. To properly donate a car you must sign over the car title by: Completing the title's odometer section.   Adding the name of the charity (the buyer). Be sure to write the charity's exact name and not the name of an individual working for the charity. Signing and datin the title. Before handing over the car keys, be sure to remove the vehicle's license plates. In Illinois the license plates belong to the owner and not the vehicle. IL will allow you to transfer the plates to another new or used car provided it's owned by you..

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• When gifting a car, what is required to transfer the title in IL?

  • Title > Title Transfer

  Transferring Titles for Vehicles as Gifts If you obtain a vehicle as a gift, you'll follow the same the title transfer steps as you would a regular transaction between a buyer and seller.   Seller If you're the "seller" (the generous one gifting the vehicle): Sign and print your name on the title. Record the vehicle's odometer reading and the date of sale on the back of the title. Remove the license plates.  No bill of sale is required. Buyer  If you're the "buyer" (the fortunate one receiving the car as a gift): Sign and print your name on the title. Confirm that all of the car title information - such as the odometer reading and VIN - is accurate.  Complete an Application for Vehicle Transaction(s) (Form VSD 190). You can't download this form; you must get one..

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• Do I need smog certification to complete a title transfer?

  • Title > Title Transfer

  Some states require that the car’s owner provide a smog check or emissions certificate prior to the title transfer, while others make it the buyer’s responsibility to get a smog check, if a smog check is required in the state. Certain states only have smog requirements in higher-population counties. Check with your state’s motor vehicle agency for specifics...

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