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Dealers · licensing · Mississippi

How to get a dealer license in Mississippi.

What it takes to get a used car dealer license in Mississippi, with a link to the official page for every fact.

Checked October 10, 2026 against the official pages linked below. Licensing agency: Mississippi Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Licensing Bureau.

The requirements

Licensing agency Mississippi Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Licensing Bureau · source
Surety bond (used dealer) $15,000 (Bond of Designated Agent) · source
Pre-licensing education Required — 8 hours (MIADA educational seminar, within 12 months before application) · source
Place of business Established place of business owned/leased and regularly occupied, records kept, open to inspection; office separate from any other business (or adequate dealer identification display as specified by DOR); must hold out to public as offering vehicles · source
License fee $100 permit application fee; dealer tags extra · source

The Department of Revenue licenses used dealers; the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission licenses new (franchised) dealers.

Steps

  1. Start with the licensing agency, Mississippi Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Licensing Bureau: read its dealer page and get the current application.
  2. Complete the pre-licensing education: 8 hours (MIADA educational seminar, within 12 months before application).
  3. Set up your place of business: Established place of business owned/leased and regularly occupied, records kept, open to inspection; office separate from any other business (or adequate dealer identification display as specified by DOR); must hold out to public as offering vehicles.
  4. Buy a surety bond: $15,000 (Bond of Designated Agent).
  5. Submit the application with the fee: $100 permit application fee; dealer tags extra.

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?

In-house financing can need its own license in some states. This summary has no note on one for Mississippi; ask the state's financial regulator before you write your first contract.

This is a summary, not legal advice. The agency's own page governs. All states