Instructions: This affidavit is not for use in determining title type or brand. This affidavit documents the sale/purchase of a motor vehicle without a valid motor vehicle safety inspection. The buyer shall complete the affidavit in the presence of a notary public; the notarized affidavit shall be retained by the seller.
I, the buyer of the above-referenced motor vehicle, certify I am purchasing a vehicle for junk, salvage, repair or rebuilding purposes that has not been safety inspected to ensure safe operating condition. I understand this vehicle cannot be registered in Missouri until a Missouri motor vehicle safety inspection is performed (when so required by law) and an approval certificate is issued. Furthermore, I understand this vehicle cannot be operated on a public roadway until properly registered.
I make this purchase understanding that repair of any defective components identified during any Missouri motor vehicle safety inspection is my financial responsibility.
I certify I have read the above statements, or the above statements have been read to me, and that I fully understand the conditions under which this vehicle is being sold/purchased.
Note: Operation of this vehicle, without proper inspection and registration, upon the public roadways of Missouri is a violation of Section 307.380, RSMo., and may subject the operator to penalties pursuant to Sections 307.380 and 307.390, RSMo., 1986. A valid Missouri motor vehicle safety inspection approval certificate must be presented at the time of application for registration.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this: