23 V.S.A. § 2041: Certain liens and security interests not affected

This chapter does not apply to or affect:

(1) a lien given by statute or rule of law to a supplier of services or materials for the vehicle;

(2) a lien given by statute to the United States, this State, or any political subdivision of this State;

(3) a security interest in a vehicle created by a manufacturer or dealer who holds the vehicle for sale, but a buyer in the ordinary course of trade from the manufacturer or dealer takes free of the security interest.