Indiana § 9-17-1-1 Applicability

Indiana Statutes

§ 9-17-1-1 — Applicability

Indiana § 9-17-1-1

Title 9MOTOR VEHICLES

Art. 17CERTIFICATES OF TITLE

Ch. 1Application

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Ind. Code § 9-17-1-1 (2026).

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(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

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(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).]

Legislative History

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.