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Dealers · licensing · Oklahoma

How to get a dealer license in Oklahoma.

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

Checked October 10, 2026 against the official pages linked below. Licensing agency: Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle, Dismantler, and Manufactured Housing Commission.

The requirements

Licensing agency Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle, Dismantler, and Manufactured Housing Commission · source
Surety bond (used dealer) $25,000 (separate bond per secondary lot; $50,000 for used dealer auctions) · source
Pre-licensing education Required — one owner/officer must attend the Commission's education program (one class, 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m., ~3.5 hours) before license issues · source
Place of business Permanent structure separate from any residence/other business with public restroom; permanently mounted sign at least 32 sq ft with 6-inch letters visible from roadway (no banners); local zoning approval; listed phone; Commission inspection. · source
License fee $600 application (used dealer); $200 per secondary location · source

Steps

  1. Start with the licensing agency, Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle, Dismantler, and Manufactured Housing Commission: read its dealer page and get the current application.
  2. Complete the pre-licensing education: one owner/officer must attend the Commission's education program (one class, 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m., ~3.5 hours) before license issues.
  3. Set up your place of business: Permanent structure separate from any residence/other business with public restroom; permanently mounted sign at least 32 sq ft with 6-inch letters visible from roadway (no banners); local zoning approval; listed phone; Commission inspection.
  4. Buy a surety bond: $25,000 (separate bond per secondary lot; $50,000 for used dealer auctions).
  5. Submit the application with the fee: $600 application (used dealer); $200 per secondary location.
  6. 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?

Businesses making consumer credit sales file a notification with the Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit, renewed each January. Source.

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