Delaware
Delaware dealer licensing
The official agencies and forms for used car dealers in Delaware, and who regulates lending if you carry your own paper.
DMV / MVD
Open the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles licensing pages
Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles
Dealer license types
New vehicle dealerUsed vehicle dealerTrailer dealer (utility, horse, boat, etc.)Mobile Home dealerMotorcycle dealerRecreational Vehicle dealer (motor homes and travel trailers)WholesalerNew truck dealerNew equipmentAuction
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:
Office of the State Bank Commissioner
- What it is called
- Motor Vehicle Sales Finance License
- Who it covers
- Retail sellers engaged in creating and holding retail installment contracts
- The statute
- 5 Del. C. § 2902
Other agencies you may deal with
Common state offices for setup, licensing, and operations.
Business setup
- Hiring staffDelaware Department of Labor, Division of Unemployment Insurance
- Registering the businessDelaware Division of Corporations
- Sales taxDelaware Division of Revenue
Operating
- Customer complaintsDelaware Department of Justice
- Temporary tagsDelaware Division of Motor Vehicles
- Titles & platesDelaware Division of Motor Vehicles
- Vehicle inspectionDelaware Division of Motor Vehicles
Official Delaware forms and pages
Changing something
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.