West Virginia
West Virginia dealer licensing
The official agencies and forms for used car dealers in West Virginia, and who regulates lending if you carry your own paper.
DMV / MVD
Open the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles licensing pages
West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles
Dealer license types
D - New & UsedDuc - UsedDrv - RecreationalDtr - TrailerF - MotorcycleMfg - ManufacturerTrs - TransporterAa - Auto AuctionWdr - WreckerDismantlerRebuilderRepo-FinancialInstitutionLs-License Service
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:
West Virginia State Tax Department (Tax Account Administration Division)
- What it is called
- Notification of Consumer Credit Sales or Loans
- Who it covers
- Persons engaged in making consumer credit sales or consumer loans
- The statute
- W. Va. Code §46A-7-115
Other agencies you may deal with
Common state offices for setup, licensing, and operations.
Business setup
- Hiring staffWorkForce West Virginia
- Registering the businessWest Virginia Secretary of State
- Sales taxWest Virginia State Tax Department
Operating
- Customer complaintsWest Virginia Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division
- Temporary tagsWest Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles
- Titles & platesWest Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles
- Vehicle inspectionWest Virginia State Police
Official West Virginia forms and pages
Applying
Changing something
Looking something up
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.