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To legally transfer ownership, the seller must sign the back of the original Georgia Certificate of Title. Every owner listed on the front must sign as a seller. Once you have the signed title, take your documents to the Haralson County Tax Commissioner’s Office, conveniently located right in Buchanan, to complete the transfer and put the car in your name.
You will pay standard title and registration fees, along with the TAVT, when you put the car in your name. The state bases the TAVT on the fair market value of the vehicle, not the cash amount you paid the seller. You only pay this tax once.
In Georgia, the license plate stays with the seller. The state registers plates to an individual, not the vehicle. The seller must remove their plate before you take possession of the car. Do not drive the car with the seller's plates still attached.
Georgia gives you a strict seven-day grace period to drive your newly purchased car without a license plate. Keep the fully signed, dated Bill of Sale, the properly signed-over title, and your proof of insurance inside the car to drive legally during this time. These papers show police officers that you just acquired the vehicle.
No. Georgia does not require a notary to witness title signatures for private party car sales. You simply need to sign and date the designated sections to make the transfer legal. However, if you purchase a vehicle with an out-of-state title, you must follow the specific notarization rules of that originating state.
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