How to Check a Nevada Auto Body Shop License
Facts on this page as of Nov 14, 2026. The sources are the Nevada DMV pages listed at the bottom, read on Nov 10, 2026, and our own check of the businesses we list. Sources
Who licenses this work
The Nevada DMV publishes lists of the businesses it licenses. Its page says: “Verify whether your body shop, garage, auto dealer or driving school has a valid DMV business license before you avail services. Click a business type to see all active licenses.” DMV Vehicle Industry & Drive School Licensing page
On that page the garage list is described as "Registered garages" and the body shop list as "Licensed auto body repair facilities". DMV Vehicle Industry & Drive School Licensing page
The DMV lists NRS and NAC chapter 487, "Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles (Body Shop and Garage)", among the laws for these businesses. DMV Vehicle Industry & Drive School Licensing page
We look for auto body and collision shops on both the garage registration list and the body shop list. Scored Simple license check, Nov 14, 2026
How to look up a listing, step by step
- Open the DMV's Vehicle Industry & Drive School Licensing page and go to "Business Licensees". DMV Vehicle Industry & Drive School Licensing page
- Under "Lists of Business Licenses", click Garage or Body Shop. The DMV says: "Click a business type to see all active licenses." DMV Vehicle Industry & Drive School Licensing page
- The list shows each business's name, physical address, city, ZIP, county and phone; the body shop list adds a CLASSA column. You can sort it by clicking the column headers, and it runs over several pages. DMV Business Licenses Report
- Check the "Report Run Date" on the list: it tells you how current the list is. DMV Business Licenses Report
- Compare the name, address and phone on the list with the shop you're talking to. DMV Business Licenses Report
- The same DMV page also links an "Online Garage Verification" service for garage registrations. DMV Vehicle Industry & Drive School Licensing page
What a listing means
The DMV lists have no status column. The DMV describes them as lists of active licenses, so a business is either on the list or it isn't. DMV Vehicle Industry & Drive School Licensing page DMV Business Licenses Report
Body shops renew their DMV business license every year; the DMV page mentions an April 30 deadline for body shop renewals. DMV Vehicle Industry & Drive School Licensing page
License number and bond
The lists don't show a license number, an expiry date or a bond amount. DMV Business Licenses Report
The DMV publishes a bond form for these businesses: OBL 269, Vehicle Industry Business License Bond (Body Shop, Garage). DMV Vehicle Industry & Drive School Licensing page
What we found
Of the 322 auto body and collision shops we list, 0 matched a listing on the DMV garage registration or body shop lists by business name and address (checked Nov 14, 2026); 322 not matched yet. Scored Simple license check, Nov 14, 2026
A business that didn't match may still be licensed. The name on a license record often differs from the name a business uses. You can search any business yourself on the DMV's lists. Scored Simple license check, Nov 14, 2026 DMV Vehicle Industry & Drive School Licensing page
Each business's own page in the Auto Body, Collision & Paint directory shows what we found for it. Scored Simple license check, Nov 14, 2026
Sources
- Nevada DMV, Vehicle Industry & Drive School Licensing page (dmv.nv.gov/olbl.htm), fetched Nov 10, 2026.
- Nevada DMV, Business Licenses Report (Department Licensed Businesses) (dmvapp.nv.gov/DMV/OBL/Business_Reports/Pages/BusinessLicenses.aspx), fetched Nov 10, 2026.
- Scored Simple license check of the businesses we list, Nov 14, 2026. Our own data: the businesses in the Auto Body, Collision & Paint directory, each matched to the state records.