How people searching Austell get a Georgia used motor vehicle dealer license, what the Board still decides, and where the nearest Board-ready office we list actually is.
This page is for a person in or near Austell, Georgia who wants a used car dealer license, often called a used motor vehicle dealer license. It was checked in November 2026 against the Board's rules, the statute, the April 2024 application packet, and the address listed on this site. It is general information, not legal advice. Confirm a dollar amount, a deadline, or a zoning question with the Board or the local zoning authority before you rely on it.
AutoDealerGA does not issue the license. The State Board of Registration of Used Motor Vehicle Dealers and Used Motor Vehicle Parts Dealers decides the license. The Department of Revenue decides sales-tax registration and dealer plates.
If you want the place of business and the packet handled together, see how Full Consulting works and Full Consulting pricing ($650 + state + provider fees). Start Full Consulting when you are ready to apply.
Where you obtain a used car dealer license near Austell
O.C.G.A. § 43-47-7(a) makes it unlawful to operate as a used motor vehicle dealer in Georgia without first registering and obtaining a license from the Board. A wholesaler and a broker are treated as a used motor vehicle dealer under O.C.G.A. § 43-47-2(17)(A). There is not a separate City of Austell dealer license. The license is statewide through the Board at the Georgia Secretary of State.
O.C.G.A. § 43-47-8, in the text effective July 1, 2026, says an application must show an established place of business, Georgia residency or a Georgia agent for service of process, a Board-approved training seminar within the preceding 12 months or a Board-approved exam, sales and use tax registration with the Department of Revenue, the required bond, and the required liability and property damage insurance. The Board's how-to guide sends a new applicant through the GOALS license portal with a completed packet, including zoning certification, the bond, insurance, photographs, seminar proof, a background check, and a preliminary inspection.
The Board decides whether to issue the license. A finished packet is not an issued license.
A Board-ready office near Austell, in Douglasville
People searching Austell often need a place of business the Board will inspect. The only platform location this site claims is 4780 Highway 5, Douglasville, GA 30135. Douglasville is about 9 miles from Austell by car, in the same west-metro Atlanta area. This page does not offer an Austell street address, and it does not say the City of Austell has zoned any suite.
Board-ready means the suite is set up as the Georgia licensing board defines an established place of business. Rule 681-6-.01 requires a permanent building where the required records are kept and sales are negotiated, a working landline listed in the trade name, and a permanent sign in that trade name. An office suite is allowed when it also meets Rule 681-3-.05, including a separate outside entrance and a separate suite or office number. Platform suites are offered as meeting the Board's minimum office size. This page does not restate a size number from the statute. Read O.C.G.A. § 43-47-2(3) and confirm the current standard with the Board.
Which suites are open, and the rent for each one, stay on the current dealer office suites near Austell list. Suites are month to month. Standard suite rent on this site is the current monthly rent shown on the offices page, plus the amounts described on the pricing page. Phone, utilities, and Wi-Fi are part of the office offer on that page. For a suite leased through the AutoDealerGA platform, Omni Consultants, LLC provides zoning documentation for that suite. The local zoning authority still decides zoning. The Board still decides the license.
The Georgia dealer office and inspection checklist is the detailed rule list. The Board-ready dealer office in Douglasville page covers the same building without inventing open suites.
Pre-licensing seminar for used motor vehicle dealers
Rule 681-11-.01 requires every applicant for a new used motor vehicle dealer license to attend a Board-approved seminar before licensure. The statute also allows a Board-approved exam instead of a seminar attended within the preceding 12 months. Rule 681-11-.02 says instruction in the required topics is no less than four hours and no more than six hours. The April 2024 packet says to use the provider list on sos.ga.gov, because approval can change.
There is not a separate Austell-only seminar. The class is the Board-approved seminar for the Georgia license. The Georgia dealer pre-licensing seminar guide covers the hours, the topics, how the class differs from renewal continuing education, and where to confirm the current provider list.
Car broker license near Austell
Georgia does not publish a separate "Austell broker license." O.C.G.A. § 43-47-2(17)(A) treats a motor vehicle broker as a used motor vehicle dealer. The April 2024 application is one used motor vehicle dealer application. It includes a checkbox for a motor vehicle broker as defined in O.C.G.A. § 43-47-2(8). A wholesaler is also deemed a used motor vehicle dealer. The office, bond, and seminar rules still apply unless the Board confirms a written exception for your facts.
Read wholesale, retail, and broker under one Georgia dealer license before you mark the broker box or skip a display-area rule.
Full Consulting and dealer services near Austell
AutoDealerGA is owned and operated by Omni Consultants, LLC. On this site, Full Consulting is the path that builds and submits the Board packet. Consulting only is $650 + state + provider fees when you already have an office. Office + Full Consulting pairs a platform suite with that packet. Office-only is a suite the Board can inspect, listed at the current monthly rent shown on the offices page for the standard suite offer, with current availability on the offices page. The suite is in Douglasville, about 9 miles from Austell, not in Austell.
State and provider charges stay separate. Those include Board fees, the surety bond premium, insurance, the pre-licensing seminar, fingerprinting, and Department of Revenue plate fees when they apply. Omni prepares filings. Omni does not guarantee Board approval. Omni does not approve zoning.
See office and consulting prices for when the card is charged. The longer statewide checklist is the full Georgia dealer license guide. More topics sit on the Georgia dealer license guides hub.
Sources
- O.C.G.A. § 43-47-2, definitions, including used motor vehicle dealer, broker, wholesaler, and established place of business.
- O.C.G.A. § 43-47-7, license requirement.
- O.C.G.A. § 43-47-8, application, seminar or exam, bond, insurance, and renewal, including the text effective July 1, 2026.
- Board Rule Chapter 681-6, established place of business.
- Board Rule 681-3-.05, more than one business at a location.
- Board Rule Chapter 681-11, pre-licensing seminar.
- Used Motor Vehicle Dealer application packet, revised April 2024, on sos.ga.gov.
- How-to guide: Used Motor Vehicle Dealers, Georgia Secretary of State.
- Used Motor Vehicle Dealers FAQ, Georgia Secretary of State (sos.ga.gov/page/used-motor-vehicle-dealers-faq).
Questions people ask
Where can I obtain a used car dealer license in Austell, GA?
You apply to the State Board of Registration of Used Motor Vehicle Dealers and Used Motor Vehicle Parts Dealers through the Georgia Secretary of State, not to the City of Austell. The Board's how-to guide and the current application packet list the documents. AutoDealerGA can prepare the packet as Full Consulting. The Board still decides the license.
Is there a dealer office in Austell?
No. This site lists platform suites at 4780 Highway 5, Douglasville, GA 30135, about 9 miles from Austell. Current suites and rents are on the offices page. This page does not invent an Austell address.
What does Full Consulting cost?
Full Consulting on this site is $650 + state + provider fees. Office suites on the standard offer are the current monthly rent shown on the offices page. See the pricing page for when you are charged and what is on the first bill.
Do I need a pre-licensing seminar for a Georgia dealer license?
Board Rule 681-11-.01 requires a new applicant to attend a Board-approved seminar before licensure. The statute also allows a Board-approved exam in place of a seminar attended within the preceding 12 months. Confirm with the Board whether an exam is offered, and use the provider list on the Board's current site.
Is a car broker license different from a used car dealer license in Georgia?
The statute treats a motor vehicle broker as a used motor vehicle dealer. The Board's April 2024 packet is one used motor vehicle dealer application with a broker checkbox. Read the wholesale or retail guide, and confirm with the Board before you treat your file as something else.
Get help with any of these tasks
AutoDealerGA is owned and operated by Omni Consultants, LLC. AutoDealerGA can help with any of these tasks during the process. That includes the office near Austell in Douglasville, the pre-licensing seminar, the surety bond, the insurance certificate, the background check, the sales tax registration, and the Board application.
If you want the place of business and the packet handled together, Apply for Full Consulting. To see which suites are open right now, View offices near Austell.
Board-ready means ready as the Georgia licensing board defines an established place of business. It does not mean the Board has approved a license.
We prepare filings. We do not guarantee Board approval. We do not approve zoning. For a suite leased through the AutoDealerGA platform, Omni Consultants, LLC provides zoning documentation for that suite. The local zoning authority decides zoning. The Board decides whether to issue the license.
The office is at 4780 Highway 5 Suite A, Douglasville, GA 30135. Call 404-313-2723 (4043132723) or email help@autodealerga.com.
Contact
4780 Highway 5 Suite A, Douglasville, GA 30135
404-313-2723 (4043132723)
help@autodealerga.com