How to Gift a Car in Missouri
Last verified: October 2026 against Missouri Department of Revenue sources
No Missouri sales tax is due when a previously titled and taxed vehicle is given as a gift. The giver completes a gift statement for you.
Here is how to transfer the car.
Step by step
- 1
Get a gift statement from the giver
The person giving the vehicle completes a gift statement for you to present when you title it. With it, no sales tax is due.
- 2
Get the title signed over
The giver signs the title over to you. If a lien is shown, you need a notarized lien release (Form 4809).
- 3
Get the inspections you need
A safety inspection is required unless the vehicle is in its first ten years after the model year with under 150,000 miles. In the St. Louis area, you also need an emissions inspection.
- 4
Fill out Form 108
Sign the Application for Missouri Title and License (Form 108), and bring proof of insurance and, for new plates, your personal property tax receipt or statement of non-assessment.
- 5
Title within 30 days
Title the vehicle within 30 days to avoid the $25 penalty. Pay the $8.50 title fee, the $9 processing fee, and registration.
What to bring
- Gift statement from the giver
- The title, signed over to you
- Form 108
- Safety and emissions inspections, if required
- Proof of insurance and a personal property tax receipt or statement of non-assessment