Louisiana Dealer Bill of Sale — Software for Auto Dealers

What Louisiana requires dealers to document per sale

Licensed auto dealers in Louisiana must generate a bill of sale for every retail transaction. The document must identify the dealership (legal business name, address, dealer license number), the buyer (full legal name and address), the vehicle (VIN, year, make, model), the odometer reading at delivery, the agreed sale price, and the date of the sale. Louisiana does not mandate a single official form. A dealer-generated document with all required fields is accepted by the Louisiana DMV.

Louisiana requires dealer bills of sale to be notarized. Louisiana is unique: a bill of sale for a motor vehicle must be signed before a notary public and two witnesses to be legally valid. This is required under Louisiana Civil Code art. 1833. Louisiana also requires a VIN inspection for certain transactions — verify requirements with the Louisiana DMV before completing out-of-state inventory sales.

Sales tax and title transfer requirements in Louisiana

Louisiana applies the following tax structure to dealer vehicle sales: 4.45% state sales tax plus parish taxes (total can exceed 10%). The buyer must complete title transfer at the Louisiana DMV within 40 days of the sale date documented on the bill of sale. The state title fee is $68.5. Current fee schedules and procedures are published at the Louisiana DMV.

Dealer record-retention obligations

Louisiana dealer-licensing regulations require auto dealers to retain a copy of each bill of sale for a minimum of three years from the transaction date. Dealers subject to a Louisiana DMV or dealer board audit must produce records on request. Missing or incomplete bills of sale are among the most common audit deficiencies and can result in fines or license suspension.

How BillOfSaleNow dealer mode works

BillOfSaleNow's Dealer / Flipper mode is built for licensed dealers and high-volume sellers who generate multiple bills of sale each week. Three features eliminate the repetitive paperwork:

1. Prefilled seller profile. Enter your dealership name, address, and dealer license number once. Every subsequent bill of sale prefills those fields automatically — no re-typing the same dealership information across every buyer transaction.
2. One-click duplicate. The deal history screen lists every transaction you have generated. Click Duplicate on any past deal and the vehicle fields (year, make, model) prefill from that record. Update the VIN, odometer, and buyer info, then generate. A repeat unit type that previously took several minutes now takes under 60 seconds.
3. Deal history. Every completed bill of sale is logged with sale date, buyer name, VIN, and sale price. Use it to track monthly volume, pull records for Louisiana DMV audits, or verify a prior transaction price — without maintaining paper filing systems.

The generated PDF is formatted to Louisiana DMV standards: the correct fields in the correct order, with odometer certification language, space for dealer license number, and signature blocks for both buyer and dealer representative.

Pricing: per-document vs. unlimited subscription

BillOfSaleNow offers two pricing paths for dealers:

• Pay per document — $12 to $39 per bill of sale. No account required. The right choice for dealers closing fewer than six transactions a month who want zero monthly commitment. Choose the tier that matches your document complexity: basic bill of sale, premium with odometer certification, or complete with all disclosures.
• Dealer Pro subscription — $49/mo per rooftop (or approximately $41/mo billed annually). Unlimited bills of sale with no per-document fee. Includes the saved seller profile, deal history, one-click duplicate, and dealership name on the PDF header. At six or more transactions a month, the subscription pays for itself versus per-document pricing.

A dealer closing fifteen transactions a month at $12 per document pays $180 per month on the per-document plan. Dealer Pro at $49/mo cuts that cost by more than 70% at the same volume. For rooftops doing twenty or more deals a month, the math is even more decisive.