Kentucky Boat Bill of Sale for a Registration-Only Out-of-State Transfer

Kentucky Boat Bill of Sale — Out-of-State Registration-Only Motorboat

Sale date: [DATE] Delivery date and place: [DATE, CITY AND STATE]

Seller: [FULL LEGAL NAME, STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP, PHONE]

Buyer: [FULL LEGAL NAME, STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP, PHONE]

1. Motorboat identification

Year: [YEAR] Make: [MAKE] Model: [MODEL]

Hull identification number (HIN): [HIN] Prior registration number: [NUMBER]

Prior registration state: [STATE] Prior registration expiration: [DATE]

Hull length: [FEET, INCHES] Hull material and color: [DETAILS]

Motor included: ☐ Yes ☐ No If yes, make, model, horsepower, serial number: [DETAILS]

Trailer included: ☐ No ☐ Yes, only under a separately completed trailer title and transfer document identified here: [DETAILS].

This bill of sale is for a motorboat registered in another state without a title in any jurisdiction. The seller confirms that status from [STATE REGISTRATION AND RECORD DETAILS]. A titled boat or a federally documented vessel follows a different evidence route and requires different transfer documents.

2. Sale and payment

The Seller sells and transfers to the Buyer the motorboat described above, together with the listed included equipment, for $[TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE].

Amount paid on signing: $[AMOUNT] by [METHOD]. Remaining amount and due date: $[AMOUNT, DATE OR NONE].

Included equipment and accessories: [LIST OR NONE]

Known liens or other ownership claims: ☐ None disclosed ☐ Listed here with the payoff and release plan: [DETAILS].

Condition and any express warranty or as-is agreement: [SPECIFIC TERMS AGREED BY BOTH PARTIES].

The Seller states that the motorboat description and prior registration details supplied above are accurate to the Seller's knowledge and that the Seller has authority to make this sale. The Buyer accepts the motorboat on the stated terms, subject to any express terms written in this bill of sale.

3. Documents delivered

The Seller gives the Buyer the following evidence to support the Kentucky title and registration application under KRS 235.050(1)(c) and 235.070(2)(e):

☐ Original or copy of prior out-of-state registration or registration receipt: [STATE, NUMBER, DATE].

☐ If the prior registration document is unavailable, official printout of the last registered owner or letter from that state identifying the last registered owner: [SOURCE, DATE]. Confirm acceptance with the Kentucky county clerk.

☐ Other lien release or ownership-chain documents: [DETAILS OR NONE].

The Buyer is responsible for completing the separate Kentucky motorboat title and registration application, including Transportation Cabinet Form TC 96-184, and submitting the required prior-registration evidence to the county clerk. This bill of sale alone is not a Kentucky certificate of title or registration.

4. Signatures

Seller signature: ______________________________ Date: [DATE]

Seller printed name: [NAME]

Buyer signature: _______________________________ Date: [DATE]

Buyer printed name: [NAME]

5. Seller acknowledgment

The Seller's signature must be notarized for this registration-only out-of-state route. If a Kentucky notary acts, the notary completes the certificate contemporaneously with the acknowledgment and supplies the fields required by KRS 423.360. For an act in another jurisdiction, attach a certificate valid under that jurisdiction's law.

State of [STATE], County of [COUNTY]. This record was acknowledged before me on [DATE] by [SELLER NAME].

Notarial officer signature: ______________________________

Printed name and office title: [NAME AND TITLE]

Commission number: [NUMBER] Commission expiration: [DATE]

Official stamp, if used: [STAMP]

6. Buyer acknowledgment

The Buyer's signature must also be notarized for this route. A Kentucky notary may complete the following certificate; for an act in another jurisdiction, attach a certificate valid under that jurisdiction's law.

State of [STATE], County of [COUNTY]. This record was acknowledged before me on [DATE] by [BUYER NAME].

Notarial officer signature: ______________________________

Printed name and office title: [NAME AND TITLE]

Commission number: [NUMBER] Commission expiration: [DATE]

Official stamp, if used: [STAMP]

Sources and references

• KRS 235.050 and 235.070 — motorboat application evidence and prior-registration route.
• KRS 186A.015 — motorboat title administration.
• KRS 423.360 — notarial certificate contents.
• Kentucky Transportation Cabinet boat title instructions — two notarized signatures, prior registration evidence, and Form TC 96-184.