List a car FOR COLUMBUS PRIVATE CAR SELLERS
Give your car its own listing, find a strong selling price and talk directly with buyers. Below: what applies in Franklin County, where to meet buyers and the Ohio paperwork.
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FRANKLIN COUNTY
The City of Columbus has five monitored Internet Purchase Exchange Zones at Division of Police sub-stations: Station 1 (8118 Sancus Blvd, Westerville), Station 3 (5400 Olentangy River Rd), Station 5 (1371 Cleveland Ave), Station 10 (4215 Clime Rd) and Station 20 (2500 Park Crescent Dr). Each is recorded by a city camera, with signs marking the spot.
Official source ↗E-Check, Ohio's emissions test, is only required in seven northeast Ohio counties (Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage and Summit). Franklin County is not one of them, and Ohio has no statewide safety inspection, so there is nothing a private seller needs to provide.
Official source ↗Agree on an independent inspection, verify payment with your bank before signing anything, and keep your home address out of photos and messages.
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OHIO PAPERWORK
For a paper title, the seller completes the assignment of ownership on the back of the title (all owners sign), giving the buyer's name and address, the sale date and price, and the odometer reading, and has their signature notarized. Notarization is required when no licensed dealer is involved. Then hand the title to the buyer, who takes it to a county Clerk of Courts title office. For an electronic title, the seller completes page 1 of form BMV 3770 (Ownership Assignment and Title Application for Casual Sale) and has it notarized.
Official source ↗Plates stay with the seller. Ohio law says that when ownership changes, the registration expires and the original owner must immediately remove the license plates. They can be moved to another vehicle you register, subject to the BMV's transfer rules.
Official source ↗Official sources checked October 30, 2026. This is a planning guide for an ordinary private sale, not legal advice or an official form. Follow the current instructions from the Ohio BMV for your vehicle, especially for lost titles, several owners, out-of-state buyers or a car that is not fully paid off.
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The City of Columbus has five monitored Internet Purchase Exchange Zones at Division of Police sub-stations: Station 1 (8118 Sancus Blvd, Westerville), Station 3 (5400 Olentangy River Rd), Station 5 (1371 Cleveland Ave), Station 10 (4215 Clime Rd) and Station 20 (2500 Park Crescent Dr). Each is recorded by a city camera, with signs marking the spot.
E-Check, Ohio's emissions test, is only required in seven northeast Ohio counties (Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage and Summit). Franklin County is not one of them, and Ohio has no statewide safety inspection, so there is nothing a private seller needs to provide.
Yes. Enter the city where the car is actually available, along with the correct ZIP code. Do not label a car as being in Columbus if it is in a nearby town.
Use the city where your car is actually available when you list it.