Top Before You Begin

Take note of these important points before you begin the motor vehicle salesperson application process:

• You must have a current, valid salesperson license to sell vehicles in Maryland.

• If you sell vehicles without a license, your dealer risks a fine or suspension or revocation or his or her own license.

• You can't begin the application process on your own. A dealer must hire you first, and he or she will handle most of the process as well as submit the application.

• If you're going to sell vehicles for the same dealer at different locations, the dealer must submit supplemental requests.

• If you already have a salesperson license, you may want to find out how to transfer the license or terminate the license.

Top The Salesperson License Application Process

Once the dealer agrees to hire you, he or she will contact the Business Licensing and Consumer Services Division (BL&CS) and request the following documents:

• The Application for Vehicle Salesman's License.

• A Criminal Record Request Form.

• Any additional necessary forms, such as criminal record requests from another state.

After the forms are completed and submitted to the BL&CS, you and your dealer wait for approval. It will arrive in the form of an authorization document called the New License Application-Authorization for Photo Vehicle Sales License.

Your dealer will give you this document, and you will head to your local MVA office with it and the $75 fee to get your photo salesperson's license.

Salesperson License Fee

The salesperson license fee is $75 per year.

Application Deadline

There is no application deadline for vehicle salesperson licenses.

Waiting Period and Temporary Permit

There is no average waiting period for a salesperson license, and there is no temporary permit.

Top Renewing Your Maryland Salesperson License

The process to renew your Maryland salesperson license is similar to the initial application process.

30-60 days before your license expires, the BL&CS will send your dealer a renewal authorization form. Your dealer will sign off on it, and you'll take it and the annual $75 fee to your local MVA office for another photo salesperson's license.

Top Obtaining a Duplicate or Corrected Maryland Salesperson License

As is the case with original and renewal licenses, your dealer will handle duplicate licenses and corrected licenses for you.

Your dealer will request and submit the same forms necessary during the initial application process, and you'll need to go to your local MVA office for another photo salesperson's license. Duplicate or corrected licenses cost $10.

Top Where You Can Find More Information

Thanks to The Unofficial DMV Guide and the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration, you can find a wealth of additional information about dealers and salespersons. Check out:

• MVA Dealer Salesman's License

• Maryland Licensing Requirements

• Dealer Forms

• Maryland's Lemon Law

• Vehicle Code in Maryland

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