New webDEALER Requirement: July 1, 2025
The state of TX will be implementing a new webDEALER requirement as follows:
- Effective 7/1/25, all licensed Texas dealers will be required to us the TxDMV webDEALER system to electronically process title and registration for vehicle sales. Dealers without webDEALER accounts will not be able to complete sales transactions. Here is a link to the State’s webDEALER
- Dealers must provide a minimum $100,000 Motor Vehicle Registration bond payable to the County Tax-Assessor-Collector’s office, and the bond amount will be determined by volume. Bond amount may be higher up to $400,000 depend on the auto dealer car sales monthly volume.
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As of July 1, 2025, all licensed dealers in Texas must use the TxDMV webDEALER system to electronically process title and registration for vehicle sales.
Dealers without webDEALER accounts will not be able to complete sales transactions beginning July 1, 2025. webDEALER training is available on demand online 24/7 or during one of our live webinars. You may access on-demand webDEALER training at your convenience in English or Español.
Guidance on the implementation of the new metal license plate requirements is also available in English: Your Complete Guide to Metal Plate Implementation – English
Increased Application Processing Times
Please be advised that the Motor Vehicle Division has implemented a number of new processes to prevent fraudulent access to vehicle regulatory processes. These processes have resulted in an increase in application processing times. Dealers may submit renewal applications up to 180 days in advance of their license expiration date. We strongly recommend submission of renewal applications as early as possible.
Fingerprinting Now Required for Certain License Holders
On April 11, 2024, the Board of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles adopted rules requiring salvage vehicle dealer and in-transit drive-a-way operator license holders and applicants to be fingerprinted. Applications submitted on or after June 1, 2024, will be subject to this fingerprint requirement.
For more detailed information on the fingerprinting requirements, including FAQs, please visit TxDMV’s Fingerprinting resource page here.
New License Requirements for Certain Licenses
On April 11, 2024, the Board of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles adopted new and amended rules for certain licenses in 43 Texas Administrative Code Chapters 215 and 221. New and amended rules are effective June 1, 2024. To access the rules and review requirements, please access the rules here.
Under the new rules, Dealer, Manufacturer, Distributor, Converter, and In-Transit Drive-a-way Operator License Holders are subject to new requirements for plates and licensure. Checklists and other resources are available here.
Independent Dealer Pre-Licensing Training is now available in Spanish. Go to texasdealereducation.com and click on en Español in the blue navigation bar to enroll.
webDEALER System: Effective July 1, 2025, all dealers will be required to use TxDMV’s webDEALER system. Please check TxDMV’s calendar for webDEALER training webinar opportunities.
Independent Dealer Pre-Licensing Training is now available in Spanish. Go to texasdealereducation.com
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