Massachusetts
Massachusetts dealer licensing
The official agencies and forms for used car dealers in Massachusetts. The dealer license itself comes from your city or town, not the state.
Other
Read Chapter 140, Section 58
Your city or town's licensing board
Massachusetts does not license used car dealers from a state agency. The Class 2 license comes from the licensing board of the city or town where the lot sits, under Chapter 140 Section 58. The RMV issues dealer registrations and plates, which is not the same as an operating license.
Dealer license types
Class 1Class 2Class 3
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:
Massachusetts Division of Banks
- What it is called
- Motor Vehicle Sales Finance Company License
- Who it covers
- Motor vehicle dealers who sell under or subject to a retail installment contract and hold the contract
- The statute
- M.G.L. c. 255B, § 2
Other agencies you may deal with
Common state offices for setup, licensing, and operations.
Business setup
- Hiring staffDepartment of Unemployment Assistance (DUA)
- Registering the businessSecretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Sales taxMassachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR)
Operating
- Customer complaintsOffice of the Attorney General
- Temporary tagsMassachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV)
- Titles & platesMassachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV)
- Vehicle inspectionMassachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) and Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV)
Official Massachusetts forms and pages
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