A fairly frequent question pertains to the public’s ability to check the status of a California Dealer’s License. Dealers, including boats, motorcycles, trailers, motorhomes, cars and trucks are all licensed by the DMV. The problem many consumers have is they are simply unaware of the jargon needed to check the status of a dealer’s license.
Occupational Licensing
Within the DMV is a small cadre of people that handle Occupational Licensing (OL). They are responsible for dealers, dismantlers, brokers, driver training instructors, traffic violator school instructors, manufacturers, transporters, ATV School instructors, and so forth. They have a pretty big job, as this industry sector in the California economy is huge. If you can work your way through to them on the telephone or navigate the website, then you will likely find the information you’re looking for.
Online License Check
However, if you need a “quick check” on the license of a dealer (or anything listed above), then you can use the DMV website. Here is the direct link to the license check (or at least the disclaimer page that you have to agree to before using the site): https://mv.dmv.ca.gov/olinq2/legal.do
