Section 9-17-1-1 - Applicability(a) This article does not apply to the following:(1) A vehicle that is not required to be registered under IC 9-18-2 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.1.(3) A motor vehicle that was designed to have a maximum design speed of not more than twenty-five (25) miles per hour and that was built, constructed, modified, or assembled by a person other than the manufacturer.(5) An off-road vehicle that was purchased or otherwise acquired before January 1, 2010.(7) A watercraft that is not required to be registered under IC 9-31-3 (before its repeal) or IC 9-18.1-14.5.(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a person may apply for:(1) a certificate of title under IC 9-17-2-2; or(2) a special identification number under IC 9-17-4; for a vehicle listed in subsection (a).
(c) If the bureau issues a certificate of title under subsection (b)(1), the vehicle remains subject to this article until the titleholder surrenders the title to the bureau.Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-12-2 part; Pre-2016 Revision Citations: subsection (a) formerly 9-17-2-1.5; 9-31-2-2(a).
Amended by P.L. 164-2020,SEC. 36, eff. 1/1/2021.Amended by P.L. 198-2016, SEC. 199, eff. 7/1/2016.Amended by P.L. 180-2015, SEC. 6, eff. 1/1/2016.Amended by P.L. 149-2015, SEC. 31, eff. 7/1/2015.Amended by P.L. 221-2014, SEC. 17, eff. 1/1/2015.Amended by P.L. 262-2013, SEC. 19, eff. 7/1/2013.Amended by P.L. 259-2013, SEC. 10, eff. 7/1/2013.Amended by P.L. 125-2012, SEC. 70, eff. 7/1/2012.As added by P.L. 2-1991, SEC.5. Amended by P.L. 21-2003, SEC.4; P.L. 150-2009, SEC.5; P.L. 182-2009 (ss), SEC.284.