Arkansas Private-Sale Motorboat Bill of Sale
ARKANSAS PRIVATE-SALE MOTORBOAT BILL OF SALE
Sale date: [__/__/____] Place of sale: [CITY, ARKANSAS]
1. Seller and buyer
Seller's full legal name: [________________________________]
Seller's mailing address: [________________________________]
Additional owner, if any: [________________________________]
Buyer's full legal name: [________________________________]
Buyer's mailing address: [________________________________]
2. Motorboat identification
Year: [____] Make: [________________] Model: [________________]
Hull identification number (HIN): [________________________________]
Boat length: [____] feet [____] inches Hull material: [________________]
Engine type and horsepower: [________________] Motor serial number: [________________]
Arkansas or prior-state registration number: [________________________________]
Other included boat equipment: [________________________________]
3. Price and included trailer
Seller sells the motorboat and included boat equipment to Buyer for $[________]. Of this amount, Buyer paid $[________] on signing by [PAYMENT METHOD]. The remaining $[________] is due [__/__/____] by [PAYMENT METHOD AND CONDITIONS].
Trailer included? ☐ No ☐ Yes. If yes, the trailer is separately itemized below for the parties' sale record and registration or tax processing:
Trailer year, make, model, and identification number: [________________________________]
Separate trailer price: $[________]. Boat and trailer total: $[________].
If no trailer is included, the motorboat sale price above is the entire transaction price.
4. Delivery and seller's statements
Seller states that Seller owns the identified boat and has authority to sell it. Known liens or security interests and release plan: [DETAILS / NONE].
Known defects disclosed by Seller: [DETAILS / NONE KNOWN]
Seller will deliver the boat, keys, included equipment, and available registration record on [__/__/____] at [LOCATION]. HIN photograph or pencil rubbing supplied to Buyer on: [__/__/____ / TO BE OBTAINED].
Buyer has had an opportunity to inspect the boat. Except for Seller's express statements above and any separate signed warranty [IDENTIFY / NONE], Buyer accepts it in its present condition. This term does not excuse a false statement or any obligation the parties cannot waive.
The buyer will use this dated, signed bill of sale for the separate Arkansas registration application. Arkansas DFA directs an owner whose boat requires registration to apply within 30 days after purchase and to provide HIN verification and the other listed registration documents.
Person coordinating registration: [________________] Planned filing date: [__/__/____]
Additional agreed terms: [________________________________]
5. Signatures
The parties confirm the boat description, horsepower, sale price, and trailer allocation shown above. Each receives a signed copy.
Seller signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]
Seller printed name: [________________________________]
Additional owner signature, if applicable: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]
Buyer signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]
Buyer printed name: [________________________________]
Official reference
About this template
- Last updated
- November 1, 2026
- Citations checked
- November 1, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Arkansas
- Category
- Contracts & Agreements
Legal authority
- Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Motor Boat Registration
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on November 1, 2026.
Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Motor Boat Registration (checked November 1, 2026): "A bill of sale must contain a description of the boat including the hull identification number, year, make and horsepower, the amount of sale, be dated and signed by the buyer and seller."
Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Motor Boat Registration: trailer itemization (checked November 1, 2026): "If a trailer is included it must be itemized on the bill of sale for sales tax purposes or be on a separate bill of sale."
Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Motor Boat Registration: filing (checked November 1, 2026): "The owner of a motorboat that requires registration must apply for the registration within 30 days of the date of purchase."
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