Iowa
Iowa dealer licensing
The official agencies and forms for used car dealers in Iowa, and who regulates lending if you carry your own paper.
DMV / MVD
Open the Iowa Department of Transportation licensing pages
Iowa Department of Transportation
Dealer license types
Used motor vehicle dealerRestricted dealer
A second registration applies
If you finance your own customers
The agency above licenses you to sell cars. You need a separate registration to finance your customers, obtained from:
Iowa Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division (ICCC Administrator)
- What it is called
- Creditor/Assignee Notification
- Who it covers
- Dealers engaged in consumer credit sales
- The statute
- Iowa Code §537.6202
Other agencies you may deal with
Common state offices for setup, licensing, and operations.
Business setup
- Hiring staffIowa Workforce Development
- Registering the businessIowa Secretary of State
- Sales taxIowa Department of Revenue
Operating
- Customer complaintsOffice of the Attorney General of Iowa
- Temporary tagsIowa Department of Transportation
- Titles & platesIowa Department of Transportation
Official Iowa forms and pages
Applying
Changing something
Looking for the dealer association in Iowa? Iowa dealer association.
Looking for auto auctions in Iowa? Iowa 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.