IC 9-17-1-1: Applicability

Sec. 1. (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.

(2) Special machinery.

(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.

(4) Motor driven cycles.

(5) An off-road vehicle that was purchased or otherwise acquired before January 1, 2010.

(6) Snowmobiles.

(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.