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.