New York
New York dealer licensing
The official agencies and forms for used car dealers in New York, and who regulates lending if you carry your own paper.
DMV / MVD
Open the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles licensing pages
New York State Department of Motor Vehicles
Dealer license types
Retail Motor Vehicle DealerNewRetail Motor Vehicle DealerOtherWholesale Motor Vehicle DealerQualified Dealer
A second license can apply
If you finance your own customers
The agency above licenses you to sell cars. You may need a separate license to finance your customers, depending on how much paper you carry. The agency that draws that line is:
New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS)
- What it is called
- Sales Finance Company License
- Who it covers
- Retail sellers of motor vehicles holding retail installment contracts
- The statute
- New York Banking Law § 491(7)
Other agencies you may deal with
Common state offices for setup, licensing, and operations.
Business setup
- Hiring staffNew York State Department of Labor
- Registering the businessNew York State Department of State
- Sales taxNew York State Department of Taxation and Finance
Operating
- Customer complaintsNew York State Department of Motor Vehicles
- Temporary tagsNew York State Department of Motor Vehicles
- Titles & platesNew York State Department of Motor Vehicles
- Vehicle inspectionNew York State Department of Motor Vehicles
Official New York 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.