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DMV
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING AN
ORIGINAL APPLICATION FOR THREE YEAR VEHICLE DEALER
CERTIFICATE AS A DEALER OR REBUILDER OF VEHICLES
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
DRIVER AND MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICES
1905 LANA AVE NE, SALEM OREGON 97314
OFFICE HOURS for Business Licensing Unit, in the Salem DMV Headquarters office, business hours are
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday except Thursdays 9 a.m. –
4:30 p.m., (closed holidays).
READ ALL PARTS of the application before completing it. Your application
will be returned to you if any
part is incomplete or missing.
SUBMIT THESE ITEMS TOGETHER:
MAIL TO:
DMV BUSINESS LICENSING UNIT
1905 LANA AVE NE
SALEM OR 97314
Phone: (503) 945-5052
Website: www.oregondmv.com
✓ YOUR COMPLETED APPLICATION (Be sure you provide copies of ALL
owners, partners, LLC members or corporate officers official photo ID's)
✓ PLATE BILLING LIST (Renewal applications only)
✓ SURETY BOND (Must show original/wet signature of owner/partner/member)
✓ LIABILITY
INSURANCE CERTIFICATE
✓ EDUCATION CERTIFICATE from a DMV approved provider or a
CERTIFICATION OF EXEMPTION (Form 735-370C)
✓ FEES (Fees are itemized on the front of the application: use the plate billing
list to renew)
LEGAL NAME – If your business is a sole proprietorship, list your full name as the legal name. If your business
is a partnership, list the full names of each partner or the partnership name. If your business is an LLC, list the
name of the limited liability company (includes "LLC") registered with the Oregon Secretary of State's Business
Registry. If your business is a corporation, list the name of the corporation (includes Inc, Corp, etc.) as shown in
the Business Registry (name search).
BUSINESS NAME – If using an assumed business name or trade name, list the business name registered
with the Oregon Secretary of State's Corporation Division. If you do not know your Oregon Business Registry
number(s), locate it in the Business Registry database, or contact Corporation Division at (503) 986-2200.
Similar names NOT permitted. DMV will NOT issue or renew a certificate where the business name is identical or
indistinguishable from an existing dealer name. See OAR 735-150-0027(6).
FEDERAL EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (FEIN) – Provide your FEIN, not your SSN. For more information
go to www.IRS.gov.
MAIN BUSINESS LOCATION – Write the address of your primary business location on Line 3.
Your vehicles must be sold and displayed for sale at this location. Selling or displaying vehicles at a
different location is a violation of ORS 822.040(2) and (3). If you change your business location, you must submit a
correction application (Form 735-371) to DMV before you sell or display vehicles for sale at the new location.
MAILING ADDRESS – All mail will go to the address on Line 4, except items which need a UPS-type delivery,
such as trip permit and temporary permit books, as well as dealer plates, which will go to the business address on Line 3.
SUPPLEMENTAL LOCATION USING THE SAME BUSINESS NAME – A separate supplemental
application (Form 735-372) must be completed for each additional location where you operate your dealer
business. You must conduct business at each supplemental location under the same name as the primary location.
TYPE OF OPERATION – Complete all information on Lines 5 through 8.
CITY/COUNTY LOCATION APPROVAL – Take your dealer application to the applicable city or county zoning, planning,
or community development office to obtain their approval on Lines 9 through 11. Some cities and
counties charge a fee for signing the application. Pursuant to ORS 822.025(6) you must get location approval on
your original application.
DMV DEALER LOCATION EXEMPTIONS – Each business location established by a dealer must: (1) have
sufficient space to display one or more vehicles of the type the dealer has been issued a certificate to sell;
(2) provide a means for the public to contact the dealer or an employee of the dealer at all times during
the dealer’s normal business hours; (3) display an exterior sign affixed to the land or building that identifies
the dealership by the name; and (4) display, in a publicly conspicuous manner, the vehicle dealer certificate.
Any dealer wanting an exemption from the requirements in (1) through (3) must complete a request for
location requirement exemption Form 735-7178 (separate from city/county approval). There is no exemption permitted
from (4) above.
OWNERSHIP / APPLICANT’S CERTIFICATION SIGNATURE – Provide name, residence
address, mailing address and signature of owners, partners, LLC members or corporate officers on Page 3,
do not list CEOs, Chairs of the Board, General Managers, Directors. Every owner listed on the application
must provide a certifying signature. Attach copies of ALL owners, partners, LLC members or
corporate officers valid government-issued photo ID's to the application.
735-370A (1-24)
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