How to fill out Oklahoma 701-6

The cover sheet the buyer files, and the one document in an Oklahoma private sale a seller does not sign. Two pages: the vehicle, the owner and any lien on the first, then a used tire recycling count, a declaration of damage or theft, a flood damage disclosure and an inspection strip on the second. A seller should still read it, because four of the answers on it are yours - the colour, the plate being transferred, the odometer reading, and whether this vehicle has ever been damaged or under water.

Written against 701-6 (Rev 07/2025), issued under 47 O.S. 1105. The two declarations on page two are the reason a seller should read a form they never sign. The damage percentage and the flood disclosure are answered by whoever applies for the title, and they will be answered using whatever you told the buyer about the vehicle. Say it plainly at the sale and it costs nothing; say nothing and it becomes a dispute after the fact.

Two documents, and they are not the same thing. Take the blank 701-6 from the oklahoma.gov copy so you get the revision that is current today.

Every line, in the order you meet it

1. 1
   The buyer fills this in

   Model Year and Make, Body Type, Identification Number

   The vehicle across the first two rules of page one.

   Watch out: Take the identification number from the notarised assignment or the 718 rather than from the vehicle, so that the application and the transfer document say exactly the same thing.

2. 2
   The buyer fills this in

   Color

   One of the twenty-four colours printed under the box.

   Watch out: The list runs from Black to Yellow and includes Dark Blue and Light Green as separate entries. Anything else - Champagne, Graphite, whatever the manufacturer called it - is not on the list.

3. 3
   The buyer fills this in

   Current Oklahoma Plate To Be Transferred

   The plate the buyer already holds and wants moved onto this vehicle.

   Watch out: This is where an Oklahoma buyer collects the credit for unexpired tags. Leaving it blank when they do hold a plate quietly costs them money.

4. 4
   The buyer fills this in

   Paper or Electronic

   One tick, deciding whether a physical certificate is printed.

   Watch out: Electronic is the default now. A buyer who plans to sell out of state, or who simply wants the document in a drawer, should tick paper and expect to pay for the print.

5. 5
   The buyer fills this in

   Owner Name, Address, and the driver licence or FEI number

   The applicant, exactly as their identification spells them, with the one box that takes either a driver licence number or a business identification number.

   Watch out: A business buying a work truck uses the Federal Employer Identification Number here, and an individual uses their licence. Mixing the two is a common reason a packet comes back.

6. 6
   The buyer fills this in

   The lien block, and the warning above it

   The buyer's lender, its address, the date of the lien and the lienholder identifier.

   Watch out: Empty on a cash sale. Filled in, it means the certificate goes to the lender and the buyer will not see it until the loan is paid.

7. 7
   The buyer fills this in

   The certification and the notary block

   A statement under the penalties of perjury that the applicant is the owner or legal agent of the owner, sworn before a notary public.

   Watch out: Yes, this one is notarised too. Oklahoma notarises the application as well as the transfer, so the buyer needs their own trip if they did not come along to yours.

8. 8
   The buyer fills this in

   Used Tire Recycling Fee, on page two

   The number of tires by rim size, including the spare.

   Watch out: Five, on a normal car with a full-size spare. The count drives a real fee, which is why the form bothers to say including spare.

9. 9
   The buyer fills this in

   Declaration of Damage or Theft

   Two yes/no questions on a vehicle ten years old or newer, and a repair-cost percentage if either is answered yes.

   Watch out: The percentage is of fair market value at the time of loss, and it is the number that decides whether a title comes back branded. It is not a guess to make casually.

10. 10
    The buyer fills this in

    Flood Damage Disclosure

    Two more yes/no questions, with the statutory definition of a flood-damaged vehicle printed between them.

    Watch out: This one applies regardless of age. The definition turns on water at or above the dashboard and an amount of loss paid by the insurer, so a wet carpet is not automatically a yes.

11. 11
    Somebody else fills this in

    The Vehicle Inspection band

    Identification number, odometer reading, the inspector's certification, and a licensed operator number.

    Watch out: Not the buyer's to complete. It is signed by whoever physically inspected the vehicle identification number and the odometer, which is the inspection Oklahoma requires on a vehicle arriving from another state.

What gets this one rejected

• •A colour that is not on the printed list. The label says to choose from the twenty-four named, and an invented shade stops the application.
• •The damage declaration skipped on a vehicle ten years old or newer. It is required unless a branded certificate of title from another state is being surrendered.
• •The flood damage disclosure skipped on any vehicle at all. That one carries no age limit - the instruction is the owner of any vehicle, regardless of age.
• •A tire count that leaves out the spare. The printed instruction is to include it.
• •The certification signed but not sworn. The block is a perjury certification with a notary acknowledgment under it, and both halves have to be completed.
• •Anything written into the inspection strip at the foot of page two. That band belongs to whoever physically inspected the vehicle.

Rules that decide whether it is accepted

• •The paper-or-electronic tick box is real. It is the buyer's only chance to ask for a physical certificate at the point of titling, and the choice is theirs rather than the state's default.
• •A lien recorded here goes to the lienholder, not the buyer. The printed warning above the block is unambiguous, and it is why an Oklahoma buyer with a car loan may never hold their own title.

Every line here was read off 701-6 (Rev 07/2025) 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.

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