The form that exists because Oklahoma stopped printing titles. Since 1 July 2025 the record is electronic by default, and this is how a paper certificate is obtained anyway - but only for one of five printed reasons, one of which is a seller's reason: the vehicle is being sold to an out-of-state resident. It is notarised, it costs the ordinary title fee, and Service Oklahoma is emphatic that it is not the same thing as a duplicate title.
Written against 701-5 (8/2025), issued under 47 O.S. 1105(B).
An Oklahoma seller only needs this if the buyer is taking the vehicle out of state. Inside Oklahoma the notarised electronic-title bill of sale does everything a certificate would do, and asking for paper you do not need adds a fee, a notary trip and a week and a half to a sale that was ready to close.
Two documents, and they are not the same thing. Take the blank 701-5 from the oklahoma.gov copy so you get the revision that is current today.
This is the actual 701-5, rendered from the PDF the Service Oklahoma, Motor Vehicle Services publishes and completed end to end: letterhead, every field, and the blocks at the foot.
Amber — you write it
Grey — not yours to fill
Numbered — explained below
One tick and one blank filled in: the seller's justification, with the state the buyer will register in written beside it. The other four justifications are washed grey, along with the fee table at the foot.
Field by field
Every line, in the order you meet it
1
You fill this in
Model Year, Make, Title Number and Identification Number
The title information strip across the top.
Watch out: The title number here is the electronic record's number. If you cannot find it, it is on the registration receipt and in your account on the state's vehicle service.
2
You fill this in
Name, Mailing Address, City, State, Zip
Where the printed certificate is posted.
Watch out: Read the warning above this block first. If a lien is still active on the record, none of this matters - the certificate goes to the lienholder whatever address you write.
3
You fill this in
Tick: Vehicle is being sold to an out of state resident
The justification, with the state or tribe the vehicle will be registered with written in the blank beside it.
Watch out: This is the seller's box and the only one of the five most private sellers will ever use. If the buyer is in Oklahoma, you do not need this form at all.
4
You fill this in
The STATEMENT, signed and printed
The certification that a printed title is being requested in lieu of an electronic one, signed on the left and printed on the right.
Watch out: You are acknowledging that additional fees or processing times may apply. Build a week and a half into whatever you have promised the buyer.
5
Somebody else fills this in
The notary block
Sworn before a notary public, with a seal.
Watch out: Take the form unsigned. The notary is witnessing the signature, not certifying one that already exists.
At a glance
What goes where
On the form
What to put in it
TITLE INFORMATION: Model Year, Make, Title Number, Vehicle (VIN) or Hull (HIN) Identification number
Four boxes on one rule across the top.
CONTACT: Name
Where the printed certificate is posted - and the block carries its own warning that if there is an active lien the title will be mailed to the lienholder.
Mailing Address, City, State, Zip
The address strip under the name.
Vehicle owner is moving out of state (State or tribe vehicle will be registered with)
The first of five justification tick boxes, each with its own blank.
Vehicle is being sold to an out of state resident (State or tribe vehicle will be registered with)
The seller's box. It is the reason a private Oklahoma seller ever meets this form.
Vehicle is being sold at auctions (Auction Name)
The third justification, naming the auction.
Vehicle is being used by a dealer for floor plan lending (Floor Plan Lendor Name)
A dealer's justification, naming the lender behind the stock.
Vehicle is subject to a lease or lease-purchase agreement
The fifth box, with no blank after it.
STATEMENT
The certification: that the information is true, that a printed paper title is being requested in lieu of an electronic title, and that the title will no longer be held electronically and additional fees or processing times may apply.
Signature of Owner or Title Holder and Print Name of Owner or Title Holder
Two rules side by side.
NOTARY
The acknowledgment block with commission expiry and seal.
FEES
Title Fee $11.00 for a vehicle or $2.25 for a boat or motor, Mail Fee $1.73 if applicable, Total if mailed $12.73 or $3.98.
What gets this one rejected
•No justification ticked. The five printed reasons are the whole permission; without one there is nothing to grant.
•A justification ticked with its blank empty. Three of the five ask for a state, a tribe, an auction name or a lender name, and the answer is part of the reason.
•Using it for a lost paper title. Service Oklahoma separates the two in writing - the print request is for the exceptions and the duplicate form is only where an existing paper title has been lost.
•Expecting it to arrive at your address when a lien is live. The contact block says plainly that an active lien sends the certificate to the lienholder.
•An unsworn certification. Like almost every Oklahoma title document, it needs the notary block completed.
Rules that decide whether it is accepted
•It converts the record, not just the paper. The certification says the title will no longer be held electronically. This is a change to how Oklahoma holds the record, which is why it is sworn rather than merely requested.
•Seven to ten days, and licensed operators are quicker. Service Oklahoma's own estimate is seven to ten days, with the licensed operator usually completing the request within two days before the title is mailed.
Every line here was read off 701-5 (8/2025) itself — the PDF is here — and off the Service Oklahoma, Motor Vehicle Services pages.
This is plain-language help with a form, not legal advice, and where our wording and the agency's differ,
theirs governs.
