Licensing & Registration

Auto Repair and Towing Facilities

Who Must be Registered?

Chapter 31A of the Montgomery County Code requires that merchants engaged in motor vehicle repair, maintenance or towing in Montgomery County be registered.

What's the Process?

The registration process is managed by the Office of Consumer Protection. The process includes completion of an Application for Certificate of Registration for Motor Vehicle Maintenance Repairs and Towing and payment of a fee. New certificates are issued for one year, and thereafter are renewed every three years. The registration fee schedule is based upon the applicant's average number of mechanical employees and/or tow trucks. The fee schedule appears on the last page of the Application for Certificate of Registration for Motor Vehicle Maintenance Repairs and Towing.

Are there penalties for failure to register?

Anyone engaged in the business of auto repair, maintenance or towing without having registered is subject to class A violation and may have to pay civil fines as a penalty.

For further information,contact the Office of Consumer Protection at 240-777-3636.