Call the Bureau of Motor Vehicles
To reach a specific team within the BMV, please call the Administrative Office number and then the extension number when asked.
Motor Vehicle Administrative Office
Phone: 207-624-9000
About Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The Bureau provides licensing, registration and title services through 13 branch office locations as well as municipal agents. Additionally, the Bureau stores and manages data relating to over 1.4 million motor vehicles and 750,000 trailers registered in the State; over 1 million licensed motor vehicle operators, including their driving histories; and much more.
Forms and Applications
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Definitions of Common Motor Vehicle Dealer Words
Dealer: A person engaged in the business of buying, selling, exchanging, offering to negotiate, negotiating, or advertising the sale of a vehicle or industrial equipment.
Equipment Dealer: A person engaged in the manufacturing or buying and selling of: farm tractors with engines in excess of 40 horsepower, farm equipment, construction vehicles or equipment, or industrial vehicles or equipment. Unless otherwise prohibited, equipment dealer plates may be attached only for demonstration, emergency, and service purposes.
Motor Vehicle Dealer Licensing Fees
Initial Application Fee: $150 (non-refundable)
Annual Dealer License Fees
- Auction License: $150
- Equipment License: $150
- Heavy Trailer License: $150
- Light Trailer License: $50
- Loaner License: $150
- Motorcycle License: $50
- New Car License: $150
- Recycler License: $150
- Transporter License: $150
- Used Car License: $150
Motor Vehicle Dealer Licensing Requirements
Facilities and Personnel
Dealers must have:
Who Should Apply to Be a Motor Vehicle Dealer
A person is "engaged in the business of buying, selling, exchanging, offering to negotiate, negotiating, or advertising the sale of vehicles" if that person:
- buys vehicles for the purpose of resale;
- sells more than five vehicles in any 12-month period; or
- advertises, in any form, three or more vehicles for sale or displays three or more vehicle for sale within a 30-day period on premises controlled by that person.
Vehicles owned and registered by that person for at least six months are not included for purposes of this definition.