Dealers · licensing · New Jersey
How to get a dealer license in New Jersey.
What it takes to get a used car dealer license in New Jersey, with a link to the official page for every fact.
Checked October 10, 2026 against the official pages linked below. Licensing agency: New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.
The requirements
| Licensing agency | New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission · source |
|---|---|
| Surety bond (used dealer) | $10,000 · source |
| Pre-licensing education | See the official page |
| Place of business | Office >= 72 sq ft with desk, chair, landline phone and working safe; exterior sign permanently affixed, legible from roadway (no banners); display space for at least two vehicles; municipal approval and site inspection · source |
| License fee | $100 license + $257.50 for one set of registrations and five plates · source |
Steps
- Start with the licensing agency, New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission: read its dealer page and get the current application.
- Set up your place of business: Office >= 72 sq ft with desk, chair, landline phone and working safe; exterior sign permanently affixed, legible from roadway (no banners); display space for at least two vehicles; municipal approval and site inspection.
- Buy a surety bond: $10,000.
- Submit the application with the fee: $100 license + $257.50 for one set of registrations and five plates.
- 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?
A licensed dealer that writes retail installment contracts needs a Motor Vehicle Installment Seller license from the Department of Banking and Insurance. Source.
This is a summary, not legal advice. The agency's own page governs. All states