Sell your car
in Georgia.

Complete the seller section on the back of the Georgia title before you hand it over. Print and sign your name (every joint owner must sign), enter the buyer's full legal name and address, the sale date and the odometer reading in whole miles. Use blue or black ink, because alterations can void the title. Never give the buyer a title you signed with the buyer's name left blank: Georgia treats that as a misdemeanor. You must already hold the title in your own name. No notary is mentioned for a Georgia title assignment.

In Georgia the plate stays with the owner, not the car. Remove your plate and tags before the buyer drives away. You can keep it, move it to another vehicle, or surrender it to the Department of Revenue for cancellation (Form T-158 reports or surrenders a plate).

Georgia has no separate seller's notice of sale. Instead, cancel your registration after the sale, online through DRIVES e-Services or in person at your county tag office with Form MV-18J (Application for Voluntary Registration Cancellation). The state page lists no deadline. Cancel your insurance only after the registration is cancelled, to avoid fines for an uninsured registered vehicle.

Not strictly required when the title's assignment spaces are completed, but Georgia's seller page tells you to gather proof of sale such as a Bill of Sale (Form T-7) and keep a copy. A signed bill of sale is required if the title has no assignment spaces. Form T-7 is the state's bill of sale and also covers the odometer statement and any lien.

The Georgia emissions test is tied to registration, not to the title signing. In the 13 metro Atlanta counties (Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Paulding, Rockdale) a vehicle needs a passing test to register, renew or transfer a plate. The three newest model years and vehicles 25 model years or older are exempt. Georgia's consumer office also says sellers in those counties should sell a gas vehicle with a current passing emissions certificate, so it is smart to have one ready.