South Carolina
South Carolina dealer licensing
The official agencies and forms for used car dealers in South Carolina, and who regulates lending if you carry your own paper.
DMV / MVD
Open the S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles licensing pages
S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles, Business Licensing Unit
Dealer license types
Motor Vehicle DealerMotor Vehicle WholesalerMotor Vehicle Wholesale AuctionMotorcycle DealerMotorcycle WholesalerRecreational Vehicle (RV) DealerTemporary Recreational Vehicle Dealer
A second registration can apply
If you finance your own customers
The agency above licenses you to sell cars. You may need a separate registration to finance your customers, depending on how much paper you carry. The agency that draws that line is:
S.C. Department of Consumer Affairs
- What it is called
- Credit Grantor Notification
- Who it covers
- Dealers who make consumer credit sales or leases
- The statute
- S.C. Code Ann. § 37-6-202
Other agencies you may deal with
Common state offices for setup, licensing, and operations.
Business setup
- Hiring staffS.C. Department of Employment and Workforce, Employers
- Registering the businessS.C. Secretary of State, Business Entities Online
- Sales taxS.C. Department of Revenue, Retail License
Operating
- Customer complaintsSCDMV, File a Dealer Complaint
Official South Carolina 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.