Indiana § 9-17-1-1 - Applicability
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§ 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.
[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).]
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; P.L.125-2012, SEC.70; P.L.259-2013, SEC.10; P.L.262-2013, SEC.19; P.L.221-2014, SEC.17; P.L.149-2015, SEC.31; P.L.180-2015, SEC.6; P.L.198-2016, SEC.199; P.L.164-2020, SEC.36.
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Section 9-17-1-1 ("Applicability") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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