Connecticut
Connecticut dealer licensing
The official agencies and forms for used car dealers in Connecticut, and who regulates lending if you carry your own paper.
DMV / MVD
Open the Department of Motor Vehicles licensing pages
Department of Motor Vehicles
Dealer license types
New car dealerUsed car dealer
A second license applies
If you finance your own customers
The agency above licenses you to sell cars. You need a separate license to finance your customers, obtained from:
Connecticut Department of Banking, Consumer Credit Division
- What it is called
- Sales Finance Company License
- Who it covers
- Persons engaging in the business of receiving payments from a retail buyer in connection with a retail installment contract or installment loan contract
- The statute
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 36a-536
Other agencies you may deal with
Common state offices for setup, licensing, and operations.
Business setup
- Hiring staffDepartment of Labor
- Registering the businessOffice of the Secretary of the State
- Sales taxConnecticut Department of Revenue Services
Operating
- Customer complaintsDepartment of Motor Vehicles
- Titles & platesDepartment of Motor Vehicles
- Vehicle inspectionDepartment of Motor Vehicles
Official Connecticut forms and pages
Changing something
Looking for the dealer association in Connecticut? Connecticut dealer association.
Looking for auto auctions in Connecticut? Connecticut auto auctions.
Another state
Opening a new dealership?
The license is only part of what you need.
Corrections. Agencies move their pages and rename their forms constantly. If a link here is dead or wrong, tell us and we will fix it.