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
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.