Required State License(s):

The Michigan Department of State's Bureau of Regulatory Services (BRS) licenses and regulates Michigan's new and used motor vehicle dealers, brokers, wholesalers, and parts dealers. For more information visit our Web site www.michigan.gov/sos or call 1-888-SOS-MICH (888-767-6424).

Auto Broker -- As with all other vehicle dealers, a broker must file an application for a dealer license with the Michigan Department of State.

A Sales tax license is required. You may call the Michigan Department of Treasury at (517) 636-4230.

Personalized sales tax returns and a payment schedule will be mailed within four to six weeks after the registration has been processed. For further information about this process, please call the Michigan Department of Treasury at (517) 636-4230.

If an auto dealer finances all purchases, the dealer should be licensed as an Installment Seller of Motor Vehicles. Contact the Office of Financial and Insurance Services; 1-877-999-6442.

For Installment sales of other products, no license is required, but certain limits apply about the rate of interest that may be charged. Contact the Office of Financial and Insurance Services; 1-877-999-6442.

Auto Parts Dealer -- Dealers who buy or otherwise acquire late model major component parts for resale, either at wholesale or at retail, and/or acquire vehicles to dismantle for the resale of their parts, selling the remains as scrap, are required to be licensed by the Michigan Department of State's Bureau of Regulatory Services (BRS). For more information visit our Web site www.michigan.gov/sos or call 1-888-SOS-MICH (888-767-6424).

Auto Salvage -- The Michigan Department of State licenses and regulates motor vehicle dealers. Section 248 of the Michigan Vehicle Code (MCL 257.248) provides that only those Michigan dealers with C, F, H and R license classifications may deal in salvage- and scrap-titled vehicles and salvageable parts. For more information visit our Web site www.michigan.gov/sos or call 1-888-SOS-MICH (888-767-6424).

Revised: 1/2007