Georgia Used Car Dealer License Requirements for your review including checklist and applications for download.

The first thing you will need to do is find a suitable location that is zoned for used car dealers in your city. Georgia Used Car Dealer License Requirements specifically require you to have a commercial place of business. You will have to attach proof of lease with pictures and you want to use this location in your application for articles of incorporation from Georgia as well. 

You can find an office with parking for 2-3 cars starting at around $400 (pay up at least the first 3 months rent). . To set up your corporation, obtain the necessary forms from the Georgia Secretary of State’s office, or go through the online registration process  https://ecorp.sos.ga.gov .

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The business of used car dealers in Georgia is regulated by the Georgia State Board of Registration of Used Car Motor Vehicles and this is where you need to file your application. Georgia Used Car Dealer License Requirements are basic and can be managed…just follow your checklist

Get your application from DMV, you won’t submit it until you have your articles of incorporation back from Georgia Secretary of State, and your actual physical location (the commercial place of business attached to your license).  Furthermore, you have to attach other documents and proof.  The application will ask you to attach proof of insurance, location and completion of your education course as well.

FOR YOUR PROTECTION, KEEP COPIES OF EVERY DOCUMENT YOU GET AND  RECEIVE WITHIN AND DURING THIS PROCESS

Step #1: Get a physical location and file your articles of incorporation. : In your application you need to show you have a valid place of business, which includes “a sales room or sales office in a building or on an open lot of a retail used car dealership or at which a permanent business of bartering, trading, offering, displaying, selling, or buying is carried on, or at a place of business at which the books, records and files necessary to conduct such business are kept.”

 Step #2: Get a Sales Tax ID Number

You can get one from the Department of Revenue.

Their phone number is 404-417-4490.

Step #3: Attend a pre-licensing seminar

All licensed dealers are required to obtain 6 hours of continuing education in order to be eligible to renew their licenses. The following approved providers offer both continuing education and Pre-Licensing courses year-round. Contact the provider directly for more information on CE fees, schedules, etc.

E-Learning Concepts, LLC   – 678.672.8118

Georgia Independent Automobile Dealers Assoc. (GIADA)  –  770.745.9650

Step #4: Provide an original certificate of Business insurance

While used car dealer bonds do not offer protection to you, insurance does, and you are required to have some. There are a few important things to remember here. In the application form you need to put the policy number and not the binder number. You also need to specify the amounts of your limits, such as $25,000, $50,000 or $100,000. Your certificate must include the policy number and the amount of limits or single limits.

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Step #5: Review your location requirements

Georgia Used Car Dealer License Requirements state that your application must show you have a valid place of business, which includes “a sales room or sales office in a building or on an open lot of a retail used car dealership or at which a permanent business of bartering, trading, offering, displaying, selling, or buying is carried on, or at a place of business at which the books, records and files necessary to conduct such business are kept.” Each of your locations must have a land line telephone, registered under the name of the license holder. Finally, you need to attach photos of the location clearly displaying the sign.

• Provide photos of your business sign, building, and sales room or sales office.
• Establish a permanent land-line telephone

An inspection of your business location will be conducted before you can be issued a Georgia used dealer license.

Step #6: Secure a $35,000 Georgia Used Motor Vehicle Dealer Bond

The requirements for a used car dealer in Georgia  (Ga.), is you to post a bond to the amount of $35,000. A used car dealer bond is a type of surety bond. It is the government’s way of making sure you will run your business in compliance with state laws. It also acts as protection to your customers, and makes sure a dealer will not deceive them in any way. The used car dealer bond is obtained through a surety bond agency You won’t have to pay $35,000 to secure your bond. You’ll only pay about 10-15% of this amount per year (depending on your credit score). Once you purchase your bond, it will be mailed to you by the surety bond company. Include the original bond with your license application (keep a copy for your records).

Step #7: Get your fingerprinted- based criminal background check

You can do this through the Georgia Applicant Processing Services (GAPS)

There is a $52.75 processing fee.

Step #8: Fill out Used Car Dealer License application and Pay your fees.

A complete application includes the license fee, surety bond, certificate of insurance, photographs, certificate of zoning compliance, and applicant must have been fingerprinted at an approved GAPS service site.

The application fee is $170.

Make checks payable to the “Used Motor Vehicle Dealer Board.”

Fill out and submit application with all the above mentioned documents and attachments.

Application can be downloaded here

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Step #9: Mail  it off

Mail your completed Georgia Auto Dealer License application, with supporting certificates, photos, cards, and fees, to the following:

Georgia State Board of Registration of Used Motor Vehicle Dealers
Used Motor Vehicle Dealers Division
237 Coliseum Dr.
Macon, GA 31217

Step #10: Drink a glass of wine (and relax)

Im sure you will be f approved, and  your Georgia Car Dealer License will be mailed to you within 3 weeks.

If you are not approved, you should receive a letter within 3 weeks.

For questions or concerns with the licensing process, call the Georgia Motor Vehicle Division at 478-207-2440.

Georgia Used Car Dealer Licenses are valid for two years, expiring on March 31 of even-numbered years.

Depending on when your GA Auto Dealer License was issued, your initial licensing period might be for less than two years. The required Georgia Used Motor Vehicle Dealer Bond covers the same period.

FOR YOUR PROTECTION, KEEP COPIES OF EVERY DOCUMENT YOU GET AND  RECEIVE WITHIN AND DURING THIS PROCESS. So there you have it, the Georgia Dealer License Requirements all neatly done up for you in this great article. 

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