Registration of a tractor for an individual

Many tractor owners use their agricultural machines not only for working in the garden, but also for traveling on public roads. To do this, of course, the equipment must be registered immediately, otherwise problems may arise with the traffic police.

Before registering a tractor, its owner will need to collect all the necessary documents. They may vary depending on who exactly the agricultural machine will be registered to.

To register a tractor for an individual, you will need to collect the following list of documents:

a document that clearly confirms the identity of the owner of the tractor - in most cases, you will need a passport of a citizen of the country;
papers that confirm the existing ownership of the equipment;
in some cases, a compulsory motor liability insurance policy will be required;
the passport that the manufacturer issues for the equipment upon the first sale of self-propelled vehicles;
statement; pre-filled according to the sample;
receipts that confirm payment of state duty;
transit number, if available;
if you are purchasing a used unit, you will need to provide proof of payment of a special transport tax for the latest reporting period;
registration certificate – required if the tractor has not previously been deregistered;
a certificate of completed technical inspection, which is drawn up personally by the inspecting state inspector;

If an agricultural machine is registered by a legal entity, then for the procedure you will need to prepare:

documents that will become the basis for the activities of the enterprise;
documents confirming that the company is registered with the local tax service.

It is extremely important that in both the first and second cases, all documents provided are filled out in the national language of the country, and all words in them are written without errors. Each correction will need to be certified separately.

All documents necessary for registration of a tractor, except for a passport, power of attorney and documents on the activities of the enterprise, are drawn up at Gostekhnadzor. When preparing documents, you must indicate the purpose for obtaining them, as well as pay all the necessary government fees.

How to restore documents for a tractor?

There are often cases in which a person buys an inexpensive used tractor, but without documents for it. In such situations, the equipment also needs to be registered, but this cannot be done without the necessary papers.

To register the unit, the first thing you need to do is contact the nearest branch of Gostekhnadzor. It must indicate the reason confirming the need to obtain documents, after which government agency employees are required to issue acts for completion. This includes the deed of purchase and sale and other papers required for registration.

Next, with certified documents, you need to go to court, where after consideration, the plaintiff will be issued documents confirming his legal ownership of the tractor. With the received documents, you need to contact Gostekhnadzor again, where all other documents that will be required to register the tractor will be issued.

How to draw up a contract for the purchase and sale of a tractor in 2022 between individuals

Of course, no one forbids you to seek help from a specialist. Although, by law, parties to a transaction are allowed to draw up an agreement on their own. Usually the document has three copies: one for each party and one submitted to the registering authority.

If a standard template is used, there is no need to leave empty columns here. If there is nothing to indicate, you need to put a “z” sign. This is necessary to prevent any of the parties to the transaction from making additional entries in the document. Conventionally, this agreement, like other official documents, consists of three parts: “head”, basis, ending. The parties have the right to independently choose the filling method. You can choose either a printed or handwritten version.

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What should be in the content

Although the document is allowed to be filled out in a free style, it is necessary to remember the important points that will reflect the details of this transaction. It is believed that the more information provided here, the better for both parties. You need to start by filling out the introductory part. The so-called “header” must contain a name indicating the essence of the composition. The date and place of compilation are also indicated here.

Below are the details of the participants. If these are private individuals, their passport details are indicated. As for organizations, information from registration documents is recorded here. The passport details of persons who represent the interests of the company are also noted. Typically these are managers or other persons authorized to carry out transactions of this kind. Below you can begin filling out the main part of the document:

Subject of the agreement

This item is intended to indicate detailed information about the tractor in respect of which the transaction is being made. It is necessary to note the model, make, license plate, and other identifying information. For example, year of manufacture, dimensions, weight, other data. A detailed indication allows the parties to clearly understand what technology is being discussed.

Sale price and payment procedure

An important point is to indicate the cost agreed upon by the parties. In essence, the buyer assumes the obligation to transfer the specified amount. In addition, the procedure for transferring money is determined. Sometimes individuals pay in cash. In this case, the buyer is recommended to ask the seller for a receipt of money. Organizations carry out non-cash payments. In this case, bank statements and checks become proof of the money transfer. In addition, in this section you can mention who bears the costs of completing the transaction.

Transfer of ownership

It would be useful to specify the conditions under which the tractor will be transferred. You can note exactly when this action will take place. For example, you can indicate that the equipment will be transferred after a certain time, or immediately after the transfer of funds. Here the parties decide independently how the keys to the tractor and the equipment itself will be transferred to the buyer. The main thing is that it is a mutual decision. Many people indicate a specific address where the seller plans to transfer the tractor to the buyer. The documentation that comes with the equipment is also noted here. The conditions for its verification are prescribed.

Responsibility of the parties

In order for each participant in the transaction to have certain guarantees that the transaction will go through without problems, it is necessary to spell out the responsibilities of the parties. For example, you can prescribe what the punishment will be for late transfer of money or failure to transfer equipment on time. Typically, the parties here come to the conclusion that, as punishment, the guilty party must pay monetary compensation. Although participants are allowed to independently determine what responsibility the party that fails to fulfill its obligations will bear.

Final provisions

Here the details of the parties are indicated, signatures with transcripts are affixed. You can also specify how many copies this document has.

If necessary, you can provide some additional information. For example, if some spare parts are supplied with the tractor, this should be mentioned. Surely everyone knows that the fact of transfer of property must be recorded using the appropriate transfer and acceptance certificate. Its preparation can also be mentioned in the contract.

In addition, the parties can list situations in which the document may be invalidated. For example, factors are often listed that, if discovered, the contract may be terminated. This may include serious damage that is deliberately hidden by the seller. If you spell out this point in detail, the buyer will protect himself from purchasing low-quality equipment. In such situations, he will be able to go to court, where this agreement will be considered first.

How to register a tractor - procedure for completing the procedure

Registration of an existing tractor must be carried out strictly according to the procedure specified in the Legislation.

To register an agricultural machine, its owner should proceed in the following order:

Immediately after purchasing an agricultural machine, you must contact an employee of the insurance company and obtain a compulsory motor liability insurance policy, if necessary;
After this, you need to obtain all the documents listed above and contact representatives of the registration department;
Then, using the provided sample, you need to fill out an application from the tractor owner;
Next, you will need to undergo a technical inspection of the tractor - it must be completed and confirmed by a civil service employee;
After this, all available documents must be submitted to perform further registration actions;
During the registration process, Gostekhnadzor employees carefully check the papers they receive and determine whether there are any restrictions on driving the unit. If, upon receipt by a Gostechnadzor employee, any document is missing, or an inaccuracy was found in one of them, the civil service employee has every right to refuse to accept the papers;
In accordance with the Legislation, you can submit the collected documents for registration not only in person, but also through the service portal on the Internet.

All these tractor registration rules are necessary, first of all, in order to satisfy the request of the higher registration authorities. Without their permission, the local Gostekhnadzor service will not receive confirmation to provide registration data to the owner of the agricultural machine.

What equipment is subject to registration with Gostekhnadzor?

Tractors are not the only machines that need to be registered. The key point to contact the inspection is the engine size or power. According to this parameter, all self-propelled machines are equated to tractors. Also, information is submitted to the technical supervision inspection for ATVs, all-terrain vehicles and all-terrain vehicles with a maximum design speed of less than 50 km/h. Trailers, semi-trailers and walk-behind tractors, which are equivalent to self-propelled four-wheeled vehicles, are also registered.

Racing cars, motorcycles, and self-assembled motor vehicles are not subject to registration with Gostekhnadzor. Cars are not registered when they are sold by the manufacturer, or when sold at a retail outlet.

The legislation introduced the concept of temporary registration: the rules for registering a tractor with Gostekhnadzor at the place of actual residence of the owner of the equipment apply to machines exported outside the region of initial registration for a period of more than two months.

How to transfer a tractor to another owner?

When selling a tractor, it must be re-registered to another owner. There are 3 options for this. The first of them is to obtain a drafted and notarized deed of purchase and sale of equipment.

In the second case, the tractor can be re-registered by issuing a special certificate-invoice, which can be obtained at a salon or commission site - in this case, both the salon and the site must have permission to issue such a certificate. The actual process of re-registration of the tractor must be completed at that time; when the tractor is deregistered and a buyer has already been found for it.

To complete the procedure, the following documents are required:

certificate-invoice;
certificate of completed technical inspection;
certificate of acceptance and transfer of equipment;
tractor registration certificate;
tripartite purchase and sale agreement.

The third method of re-registration is suitable for cases where both the seller and the buyer of the tractor are legal entities. At the same time, during the preparation of the act of purchase and sale of the tractor, the seals of both enterprises and the signatures of their representatives must be affixed in the relevant columns of the document.

Do I need to deregister a tractor when selling it?

In accordance with the existing regulations, the tractor owner is obliged to deregister the agricultural machine in the following cases:

when the owner changes his permanent place of permanent residence;
upon termination of the current ownership of the tractor - in case of alienation under a notarized purchase and sale agreement, or leasing;
when writing off agricultural equipment for its subsequent disposal:
when exporting the tractor outside the country of residence - this does not include cases in which the tractor is temporarily exported outside the country.

According to the second point from the list, both a factory-made and a home-made tractor must be deregistered before its further sale to the buyer.

Registration results

After successfully completing all measures for registration, the owner of the unit must receive registration documents, which include:

Car passport with some changes in the records;
State registration marks;
Vehicle inspection certificate;
Certificate of registration.

In most cases, the registration period is no more than 5 working days from the date of submission of documents. The obtained permit can be issued for an unlimited time. Re-registration will only be required if the tractor is sold.

You should find out what documents are needed to replace your tractor license at the Gostekhnadzor department. As a rule, their list is completely identical to the above list of documents.

It is important to remember that it will not be possible to register a tractor legally without documents. Moreover, for attempting to operate the unit without documents, the driver faces a fine. In case of repeated violation, traffic police officers have the right to confiscate the driver’s license and send the tractor to the impound area.

How to deregister a tractor - sequence of actions

In order to deregister a tractor, its owner will need to provide the following list of documents to the local government registration authorities:

personal passport of the owner of the unit or the passport of his authorized representative;
tractor passport - it must have a special mark;
license plate received by the tractor owner when registering the unit;
certified certificate of previous registration;
a receipt indicating that the owner of the tractor has paid the state duty;
If documents are provided for further disposal of the tractor, then along with them you will also need to submit an act of preliminary write-off of agricultural machinery.

From the moment the complete package of documents is submitted, Gostekhnadzor employees review the correctness of filling out the papers, after which the owner of the tractor is issued a certificate of deregistration of the agricultural machine.

List of documents required for the procedure

Owners of equipment with an engine displacement of more than 50 cm3 should think about how to register a tractor. Units with a lower value do not need to be registered. You will also have to register other license plates of the vehicle - semi-trailer, trailer and other equipment.

Before making documents for a tractor, an individual should prepare a list of the following papers:

Identification documents of the owner of the equipment;
If the documents are received by an authorized person and not the owner, then the bearer’s passport and a notarized power of attorney will be required;
Certificates that confirm the right to own a tractor;
If necessary, a compulsory motor liability insurance policy may be required;
A pre-filled application based on the sample from Gostekhnadzor;
Receipts that confirm payment of the state duty;
If necessary, a transit number will be required;
If the equipment is not new, then you will need to prepare a receipt for payment of transport tax for the reporting period;
A registration certificate will be needed if the unit has not been deregistered before;
A report on the technical inspection carried out, which must be drawn up and certified by the state inspector.

The package of documents for legal entities is essentially the same as for individuals. However, in addition to the papers from the above list, the owner will need to prepare documents explaining the activities of the enterprise, as well as documents confirming the company’s registration with the local tax service.

All documents, without exception, must be filled out in Russian without spelling errors. If corrections are made, the document must be certified again.