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INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING A DEALER LICENSE APPLICATION
1) If you are an existing Dealer renewing or making changes, please print dealer letter and number in upper right
corner.
2) Indicate reason for application in upper right corner.
3) Check off Dealer Type if applicable. Select the type of dealer based on the majority of your sales or type of
license you are applying for: In the case of a Retail Dealer License, you would select Auto if 51% or more of your
business is autos, select Moto if 51% or more is motorcycles. Selecting wholesale means you only sell to other
dealers.
4) Select type of business that you are registered and operating as.
5) State whether or not you have ever been licensed as a dealer in NH previously
6) Enter Corporate Name if applicable. This must exactly match the way the name is registered with Secretary of
State. No abbreviations. All business names must be registered with the Secretary of State per RSA 349:1. A copy
of the Good Standing from Secretary of State must be attached. Please visit the Secretary of State’s web site at
https://www.sos.nh.gov/corporate/soskb/csearch.asp
7) Enter Trade Name. If there is no trade name of record and only a corporate name then reprint corporate name or
print SAME. All business names must be registered with the Secretary of State per RSA 349:1. A copy of the
Good Standing from Secretary of State indicating that the trade name is “Active” must be attached. Please
visit the Secretary of State’s web site at https://www.sos.nh.gov/corporate/soskb/csearch.asp
This is the name required on the signage.
8) Enter Business Mailing Address. This can be a P O Box and can be updated at renewal time without prior
approval.
9) Enter Business Legal Address: This is the single, physical location approved by the DMV where the business is
conducted. This cannot be changed without prior notification and approval per Saf-C 2003.03.
10) Include the business phone number and e-mail address.
11) Business hours of operation: List the hours of operation per day. The total hours of operation each week must
comply with the Saf-C 2001.15
12) List the Owners/Partners/Members of the business that are responsible for business in New Hampshire. The
Full legal name, gender, date of birth, driver’s license number, complete physical home address, home phone
number, signature of each owner and the percentage of ownership in the business must be completed. Use an
additional sheet of paper if necessary. A criminal record for each owner is required from the state of New
Hampshire and the state that person resides in as well for all new applicants. The criminal record must accompany
the new applications. Please don’t request that they be sent directly to the Dealer desk.
Owner updates require notification in writing 30 days prior to the effective date with the signature of all owners
per Saf-C 2009.05. Do not wait until renewal time to update the owners of record. Departing owners will need to
sign letters stating they are no longer owners of the business. Dealer licenses are non-transferable.