New Hampshire
New Hampshire dealer licensing
The official agencies and forms for used car dealers in New Hampshire, and who regulates lending if you carry your own paper.
DMV / MVD
Open the New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles licensing pages
New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles
Dealer license types
Auto Recycling DealerAuto Wholesale DealerMotorcycle DealerRepair DealerRetail Vehicle DealerTransporterUtility Dealer
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:
New Hampshire Banking Department, Consumer Credit Division
- What it is called
- Sales Finance Company License
- Who it covers
- “Buy here/pay here” entities that create payment plans for buyers that are buying their inventory
- The statute
- NH RSA 361-A:2
Other agencies you may deal with
Common state offices for setup, licensing, and operations.
Business setup
- Hiring staffNew Hampshire Employment Security
- Registering the businessNew Hampshire Secretary of State
Licensing
- Dealer boardNew Hampshire Motor Vehicle Industry Board
Operating
- Customer complaintsNew Hampshire Department of Justice, Consumer Protection and Antitrust Bureau
- Temporary tagsNew Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles
- Titles & platesNew Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles
- Vehicle inspectionNew Hampshire Department of Safety, Division of Motor Vehicles
Official New Hampshire forms and pages
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.