New Jersey
New Jersey dealer licensing
The official agencies and forms for used car dealers in New Jersey, and who regulates lending if you carry your own paper.
DMV / MVD
Open the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission licensing pages
New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, Business Licensing Services Bureau
Dealer license types
New and used car dealershipUsed car dealershipLeasing dealershipBoat dealership
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 Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (NJDOBI)
- What it is called
- Motor Vehicle Installment Seller License
- Who it covers
- New Jersey automobile dealers executing retail installment sales contracts
- The statute
- N.J.S.A. 17:16C-2
Other agencies you may deal with
Common state offices for setup, licensing, and operations.
Business setup
Operating
- Customer complaintsNew Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, Business Licensing Services Bureau
- Temporary tagsNew Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
- Titles & platesNew Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
- Vehicle inspectionNew Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
Official New Jersey 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.