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Approximately three months before your license expires, DCA will mail you a license renewal package. You must renew your license before it expires in order to continue operating your business. Operation without a current license is subject to penalties.

	Online using DCA’s Online License Renewal Service. If you can submit your renewal application online, a link will appear next to your industry in the list below.
	In person at DCA’s Licensing Center
	Mail your completed application to DCA’s Licensing Center.
Combo Garage and Parking Lot Submit your application online! Garage Submit your application online! General Vendor Distributor Home Improvement Contractor Submit your application online! Locksmith Submit your application online! Locksmith Apprentice Parking Lot Submit your application online! Pawnbroker Submit your application online! Pedicab Driver Pool or Billiard Room Scrap Metal Processor Submit your application online! Secondhand Dealer Auto Submit your application online! Secondhand Dealer Firearms Secondhand Dealer General Submit your application online! Sidewalk Café (Enclosed with License Expiration Date of May 15, 2013) Read requirements Sidewalk Café (Unenclosed with License Expiration Date of April 15, 2013) Read requirements Storage Warehouse If your industry is not listed, find out when your license expires
Payment by credit card, whether online or in person, is subject to a 2.49% convenience fee. Credit cards accepted at the DCA Licensing Center include MasterCard, American Express, and Discover Card. If you mail your renewal application, you must pay by check or money order payable to Department of Consumer Affairs.