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Changes to Existing Permits |
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Any
licensed motor vehicle dealer, leasing dealer, manufactured home broker or distributor is
required by
Ohio Revised Code Section
4517.23
to notify the registrar of any change in status of the business name, address, ownership
or change in franchises, within 15 days of the change. |
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APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS |
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Business
Name/DBA Change: |
Submit a
completed
BMV 4443 and
appropriate fees.
Photographs of the sign showing the business/dba name*
New Motor Vehicle
Dealers Only must submit a completed Statement of Contract,
BMV 4319, for each new make
of vehicle to be offered for sale. |
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Business
Change of Address: |
Submit a
completed
BMV 4443 and
appropriate fees.
Contact your County Auditor to determine if a new vendor's number
is required.
Photos: Photographs of the business
location's lot, office, (inside and outside), and business sign.
The sign must be in the exact name of the
business, as indicated on the application, including any registered trade
names, permanent, prominently displayed and properly maintained. Letters
on the sign must be at least six inches (6") high. Photographs, in JPG
format only, may be e-mailed to
dealerphotos@dps.state.oh.us. Please include
your business name in the subject of your email.
New
Motor Vehicle Dealers and Distributors Only must submit a completed Statement of Contract,
BMV 4319, for each new
make of vehicle to be offered for sale.
Certificate
of Compliance Form
BMV 4347,
if you intend on sharing the proposed business location with another licensed motor
vehicle dealer. |
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Business
License Type Change: |
Submit
a completed
BMV 4443 and
appropriate fees.
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CHANGE IN BUSINESS STYLE |
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Any change
in the style of business requires a new license application,
BMV 4320. (Some
examples: Changing from a sole proprietorship to a partnership, sole
proprietorship to a corporation, partnership to a corporation, etc.)
A new
license application is not necessary if you simply elect new officers to
a licensed corporation, add or remove a member from a licensed LLC or
add or remove a trustee from a licensed business trust. |
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Requirements |
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Electing a
new President to a Corporation, adding a member to an LLC or adding a
trustee to a Business Trust. (See below) |
Submit a
letter indicating that a president, member, or trustee has been elected
and include the individuals name, residence address and social security
number.
Electronic Fingerprinting:
Ohio residents who are owners,
all partners, president, all members, owning 10% or more, and all trustees
MUST be electronically fingerprinted and have the results forwarded
to the Dealer Licensing Section, P.O. Box 16521, Columbus, Ohio
43216-6521. Visit the following
address on the Ohio Attorney General Website (http://www.webcheck.ag.state.oh.us/)
and click on
WebCheck Community for a complete listing of
electronic fingerprinting locations in Ohio. Manufactured Home Broker
applicants are not required to submit fingerprints.
*Out-of-State residents may submit a
fingerprint card and processing fee,
BMV 4452. Do not send the fingerprint card
directly to B.C.I. & I. Acceptable fingerprint card(s) may be obtained
only by contacting the Dealer Licensing Section at (614) 752-7636.
If B.C.I. & I. reports that the person has
ever been arrested, for any reason, has criminal record, or is a
multi-state offender, the applicant should expect significant delays. The
person being fingerprinted can reduce the possibility of having the
application delayed by explaining their circumstances fully and completely
on a separate sheet, provide a copy of the court's journal entry showing
the final disposition of your arrest and/or conviction, and the charge
your were convicted of, if any and submit it with the application.
NOTE: Electronic Fingerprinting
prices vary and payable to the company taking the print. |
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Electing
new corporate officers other than the President. |
Submit a
letter indicating that a new officer has been elected and include the
position held and the officer’s name, residence address and social
security number. |
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Removing an
officer of a corporation, member or trustee from an existing license. |
Submit a
letter signed by another officer, member or trustee indicating the name
and social security number of the individual to be removed from the
existing license. |
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*NOTE: Please include your
dealer permit number on all correspondence. |
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