MVED-approved · 5 modules · 32 short units
8-Hour New Dealer Orientation
Everything Utah requires you to know before your dealer license is issued, in plain language, in English and Spanish.
There's a quiz — pass at 80%, retake free until you do.
Curriculum
5 modules · 32 units
Rewind and revisit any section, any time, for a full year.
Getting Your License
What the state expects in your application, and what the inspector looks for at your lot.
Running a Compliant Dealership
How to run the day to day of a dealership correctly from your first sale, and which practices land dealers on the violation list.
Selling & Advertising
The advertising and disclosure rules that apply to every ad you post and every deal you write.
Consumer Protection & Federal Rules
The consumer protection rules and the federal requirements that apply to a dealership every year.
The Capstone: One Deal, Start to Finish
One used vehicle deal followed from auction to sale, applying the material from the first four modules.
The complete unit-by-unit outline opens up inside the course after you enroll.
The player
The course player.
- Listen mode. Every unit is narrated in English and Spanish, so you can read, listen, or both.
- Switch languages mid-unit. One tap switches both the text and the audio without losing your place.
- Pick up where you left off. Your progress saves automatically, so you can close the course and come back the next day.
Bringing partners or managers? Utah requires it.
Every partner, officer, bond indemnitor, and manager must complete this course — each person under their own name, $49 per person.
Graduates get 30 days of DealerPronto Pro free: dealer software from the same team, for your deals, your paperwork, and your compliance deadlines.
dealerpronto.com ↗12 months of access — until your next renewal
The requirement
The course Utah requires before your license
This page exists because of one line in Utah law. Under Utah Code §41-3-201(10)(a), the Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division may not issue a license to a new applicant for a new or used motor vehicle dealer license — or a direct-sale manufacturer, motorcycle dealer, or small trailer dealer license — until the applicant completes an eight-hour orientation class approved by the division. The division approves the class providers and their costs, and it publishes the list of approved providers. Utah Dealer School is on that list.
Worth saying clearly, because so many people search for it: Utah does not administer a dealer licensing exam. There is no test at a state office, no DMV-style appointment. The education requirement is this orientation. The only test involved is the quiz at the end of the course — you pass with 80%, and retakes are free until you do. The full story on the "dealer license test" is here, and if you're not sure the dealer license is even the license you need, the license types guide walks through all thirteen categories Utah issues.
The moment you finish the last unit, your certificate downloads — you include it with your dealer license application. Then the rest of the licensing path continues: the lot, the $75,000 bond, fingerprints for every owner, and the TC-301 application. The course is the piece that has to be done before the division will process any of it, which is why most applicants do it first, while the slower pieces like zoning and the bond quote are still in motion.
Who has to take it — the list is longer than you'd think
The requirement is written by role, not just by business. Under §41-3-201(10)(c), the class must be completed not only by the applicant, but by the applicant's partners, corporate officers, bond indemnitors, and managers. That last part surprises a lot of first-time applicants: if your spouse signed as an indemnitor on the dealer bond, your spouse takes the course too. If your cousin will manage the lot, your cousin takes it. Each person completes the course under their own name and earns their own certificate.
That's also why the course is priced per person rather than per dealership — the state expects a certificate for each name on the application. A two-partner LLC with an outside manager is three certificates, not one. Plan for it in your budget the same way you plan for the rest of the licensing fees.
Built for how new dealers actually study
Eight hours is a real commitment when you're also negotiating a lease, chasing a bond quote, and working the job you haven't quit yet. So the course is built to fit around all of that instead of demanding a full day in a classroom: 32 short units you can take in any gap in your day, on your phone, with your place saved automatically. Every unit is written and narrated in both English and Spanish — not a translation bolted on afterward, but the same course in both languages, so you can read in one and listen in the other, or hand the phone to a partner who prefers the other language.
Your access lasts 12 months. That's deliberate — the material doesn't stop being useful when the quiz is passed. The units on advertising rules, temporary permits, and record keeping are the ones dealers come back to in month six, when the question is no longer "how do I get licensed" but "am I doing this right." Keep it as a reference through your first year, until your own renewal comes around.
Common questions about the 8-hour course
Do I have to finish it in one sitting?
No. The course is split into 32 short units and your progress saves automatically, so you can spread the eight hours across as many days as you need. Most students finish across several evenings.
Is there a test at the end?
There's a quiz, and you pass it with 80%. Retakes are free until you pass. There is no separate state exam — the course is the education requirement.
How do I prove to the state that I took it?
When you finish the last unit, your certificate downloads immediately, under your name. You include it with your dealer license application to the MVED.
Does my business partner really need their own seat?
Yes. Partners, corporate officers, bond indemnitors, and managers each complete the course under their own name — that's §41-3-201(10)(c), not our policy. Each person gets their own certificate, $49 per person.
Is the Spanish version the same course?
Yes — every unit is written and narrated in both languages, and one tap switches text and audio without losing your place. Take the whole course in Spanish, in English, or switch back and forth.
What happens after the course?
The certificate goes in with your application, and the rest of the licensing path — the lot, the bond, fingerprints, the TC-301 — continues. The free step-by-step guide puts every piece in order.