Closing your business: Vehicle and vessel dealers

If you decide to close your business, you must:

• Surrender your license and your dealer plates to us.
• Close your business account with the Department of Revenue. To learn more, see Close your business account (Business Licensing Service).

How to surrender your license and dealer plates

To surrender your license and plates to us:

1. Write the following statement on the back of your license:
   
   “I voluntarily surrender my license as of [current date].”
   
   Note: If your license isn’t available, you may write this statement on a piece of paper.
2. Sign the statement and submit it with your dealer plates:
   • By mail to:
     
     Dealers Division
     Department of Licensing
     PO Box 9039
     Olympia, WA 98507-9039
   • or
   • By phone. Call 360-664-6466 to let us know you’d like to voluntarily surrender your license and plates, and our staff will make arrangements to have them picked up.

Questions?

If you have any questions, please call 360-664-6466, and choose option 4.