Dealers · licensing · Connecticut
How to get a dealer license in Connecticut.
What it takes to get a used car dealer license in Connecticut, with a link to the official page for every fact.
Checked October 10, 2026 against the official pages linked below. Licensing agency: Connecticut DMV, Dealers and Repairers Licensing Unit.
The requirements
| Licensing agency | Connecticut DMV, Dealers and Repairers Licensing Unit · source |
|---|---|
| Surety bond (used dealer) | $60,000 (new and used car dealers) · source |
| Pre-licensing education | See the official page |
| Place of business | Display area for used cars + repair department for at least 2 vehicles + suitable office; local zoning/building/fire approval of location; required signs · source |
| License fee | $140 application fee + $560 used car dealer license (2-year) · source |
Steps
- Start with the licensing agency, Connecticut DMV, Dealers and Repairers Licensing Unit: read its dealer page and get the current application.
- Set up your place of business: Display area for used cars + repair department for at least 2 vehicles + suitable office; local zoning/building/fire approval of location; required signs.
- Buy a surety bond: $60,000 (new and used car dealers).
- Submit the application with the fee: $140 application fee + $560 used car dealer license (2-year).
- If you will finance your own deals, check the separate finance license below before your first contract.
Built from the facts above. Insurance, background checks and zoning rules may also apply; the agency's page has the full list.
Planning to finance your own deals?
Connecticut's Department of Banking licenses sales finance companies under C.G.S. 36a-535 to 36a-546; check whether holding or collecting your own contracts brings you under it. Source.
This is a summary, not legal advice. The agency's own page governs. All states