Only in some cases.
A notarized bill of sale or invoice showing the price, unless the price is written in the title assignment.
In the official wording
"A separate bill of sale is not required if the selling price is included on the title assignment."
From Louisiana OMV: Used Title & Registration, checked November 2026.
What else the signing needs
- Title signature
- Yes. The seller assigns the title to the buyer before a notary.
"certificate of title assigned before a notary by seller to purchaser"
- Title fee
- $68.50 title fee.
"$68.50 title fee"
- Odometer
- A supplemental odometer statement goes in with the paperwork.
"a supplemental Odometer Statement must be submitted."
Not confirmed on the pages we read: the buyer's deadline. Check with Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV).
Next step
Sign by video with our New Jersey notary while you're in Louisiana, 7 AM to 9 PM Eastern, seven days a week, by appointment. New Jersey law lets a New Jersey notary notarize for a signer located in another state (N.J.S.A. 52:7-10.10). How Louisiana treats it: Louisiana treats acts passed before a notary and two witnesses in another state or D.C. as authentic acts with the same force as Louisiana acts, except those performed by remote online notarization. More on Louisiana signers.
R.S. 35:6 excludes remotely notarized acts from other states from authentic-act status. If your Louisiana document has to be an authentic act, an online notarization from New Jersey won't give it that status under this section. Ask the Louisiana attorney or notary handling the matter what form they need before you book anything.
Ask Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) first whether it accepts an electronically notarized bill of sale.
Book an online notarization Request a mobile notary in Louisiana
In person, we look for a notary commissioned in Louisiana near you; you approve the price first.
If a local notary in Louisiana does it: No statutory maximum (LAC 46:XLVI.135), under the state's fee rules (Louisiana notary fees).
Official sources
- Louisiana OMV: Used Title & Registration (checked November 2026)
We are not lawyers, and this is general information, not legal advice. Checked November 2026. Rules change, and whoever receives the document decides what it accepts; we can't guarantee acceptance.
Common questions
Does a Louisiana bill of sale have to be notarized?
Only in some cases. A notarized bill of sale or invoice showing the price, unless the price is written in the title assignment.
And the Louisiana title itself?
Yes. The seller assigns the title to the buyer before a notary.
Can I get a Louisiana bill of sale notarized online?
If Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) accepts an electronically notarized bill of sale, yes: our New Jersey notary can notarize it by video while you're in Louisiana. Ask the agency first. R.S. 35:6 excludes remotely notarized acts from other states from authentic-act status. If your Louisiana document has to be an authentic act, an online notarization from New Jersey won't give it that status under this section. Ask the Louisiana attorney or notary handling the matter what form they need before you book anything.
What does a notary charge in Louisiana?
No statutory maximum (LAC 46:XLVI.135), under the state's fee rules. A mobile notary may add a travel fee; ask for the total first.
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