Louisiana
Louisiana dealer licensing
The official agencies and forms for used car dealers in Louisiana, and who regulates lending if you carry your own paper.
Dealer board
Open the Louisiana Used Motor Vehicle Commission licensing pages
Louisiana Used Motor Vehicle Commission
Dealer license types
Used Dealers LicenseCrusher LicenseAutomotive Dismantler & Parts Recycling LicenseRent with Option to Purchase LicenseDaily Rental LicenseAuction LicenseUsed Parts & Accessories LicenseCatalytic Converter License
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:
Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission (LMVC)
- What it is called
- Louisiana Motor Vehicle Sales Finance License
- Who it covers
- Persons making consumer loans or originating consumer credit sales
- The statute
- La. R.S. 6:969.35
Other agencies you may deal with
Common state offices for setup, licensing, and operations.
Business setup
- Hiring staffLouisiana Works
- Registering the businessLouisiana Secretary of State
- Sales taxLouisiana Department of Revenue
Licensing
- Salesperson licenseLouisiana Used Motor Vehicle Commission
Operating
- Customer complaintsLouisiana Used Motor Vehicle Commission
- Temporary tagsLouisiana Office of Motor Vehicles
- Titles & platesLouisiana Office of Motor Vehicles
- Vehicle inspectionLouisiana Department of Environmental Quality
Official Louisiana forms and pages
Applying
Changing something
Looking something up
Filing online
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.