How We Verify Our Data

Our documents include real requirements, such as whether a bill of sale must be notarized, how many days a buyer has to transfer title, and which agency processes the paperwork. Because these values matter, we work hard to base them on official government sources. This page explains how we try to get them right, and where our responsibility ends and yours begins.

We work from official primary sources

Wherever possible, we base each per-state value on an official government source: the state statute itself, or the consumer-facing page of the agency that enforces the rule (the DMV, Department of Revenue, or Secretary of State). Where we can, we read the live official page and record the non-search URL we loaded along with the sentence the value rests on.

We try not to treat a Google or Bing result snippet as the final authority, even when it quotes an official site, because snippets can truncate the exemptions, provisos, and effective dates that change what a rule actually means. We also do not rely on legal aggregator sites such as Justia, FindLaw, or Nolo as the source of truth. They are useful for finding a statute number, but we treat the codified statute or the enforcing agency as the better guide.

The two-source approach for operational deadlines

For anything a real person has to act on (a title-transfer deadline, an agency to file with), we try to cross-check the statute against the agency's own consumer-facing page rather than rely on the statute text alone. When the two appear to disagree, we lean toward the rule the agency actually applies, and we record both sources.

A concrete example from our 2026 review: New York's Vehicle and Traffic Law reads as a 30-day window, but at the time of our review the New York DMV was applying a 180-day deadline tied to the effective date on the insurance card. We kept the value at 180 days, because that is what the agency in front of the customer was applying, and noted the divergence in our evidence log.

What our last review covered

In May 2026 we reviewed all 51 US jurisdictions (50 states plus the District of Columbia) across all eight document types. The review looked at notarization requirements, title-transfer deadlines, odometer-disclosure rules, and agency names and links, reading each value from the official source where available and logging it with its URL and source text. Some examples of what that review found or corrected:

• Maryland's title-transfer deadline updated from 60 to 30 days, per Md. Transportation Code 13-112.
• Montana's notarization requirement removed after House Bill 165 (2025) eliminated it effective October 1, 2025.
• Indiana (45 days), South Dakota (45 days), Minnesota (20 days), and Pennsylvania (20 days) title deadlines aligned to the codified statutory windows.
• Georgia's private-sale titling window shown as 7 days from the Department of Revenue's own casual-sale page.
• Stale agency links refreshed where states migrated domains (for example South Carolina, Nevada, and Louisiana).

These examples reflect what we found at the time of that review. Any of them can change afterward, so please confirm the current rule with the official source before you rely on it.

Not legal advice, and no guarantee

Your Bill of Sale is a self-help document-preparation service, not a law firm, and nothing on this site is legal advice or a substitute for advice from a licensed attorney. We put real effort into getting these requirements right, but laws change often, they can vary by county or city, and official sources are sometimes unclear or out of date themselves. We cannot promise that every value is accurate, complete, or current. The information on this site and the documents you generate are provided for general informational purposes, on an "as is" basis, without warranties of any kind, express or implied.

You are responsible for confirming any requirement before you rely on it. We link the official agency on every state page so you can check the current rule yourself, and for anything significant or specific to your situation you should consult a licensed attorney in your state. To the fullest extent permitted by law, 7H Ventures LLC is not responsible for any loss or damage arising from use of this site or the documents it generates.

Found something that looks wrong? Tell us

If you believe a value is out of date or incorrect, email [email protected] with the state, the field, and a link to the official source. We review reports against the primary source and update the data when a correction is warranted.

Your Bill of Sale is operated by 7H Ventures LLC, based in Georgia. Data last reviewed May 2026.