Utah
Utah dealer licensing
The official agencies and forms for used car dealers in Utah, and who regulates lending if you carry your own paper.
Other
Open the agency's licensing pages
Utah State Tax Commission Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division (MVED)
Dealer license types
New motor vehicle or large trailer dealer’s licenseUsed motor vehicle dealer’s licenseNew motorcycle and small trailer dealer licenseUsed motorcycle and small trailer dealer license
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:
Utah Department of Financial Institutions
- What it is called
- Consumer Credit Notification
- Who it covers
- Persons selling or providing goods or services on a credit basis to Utah consumers
- The statute
- Utah Code §70C-8-202
Other agencies you may deal with
Common state offices for setup, licensing, and operations.
Business setup
- Registering the businessUtah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
- Sales taxUtah State Tax Commission
Licensing
- Salesperson licenseUtah State Tax Commission Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division (MVED)
Operating
- Customer complaintsUtah State Tax Commission Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division (MVED)
- Temporary tagsUtah State Tax Commission Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division (MVED)
- Titles & platesUtah State Tax Commission, Motor Vehicle Division (DMV)
- Vehicle inspectionUtah Highway Patrol, Safety Inspection Division
Official Utah 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.