Section 9-18.1-2-2 - Vehicles not required to be registered The following vehicles are not required to be registered under this article:
(1) A vehicle that is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires but is not operated on rails or tracks.(2) A firetruck and apparatus used for fire protection.(3) A new motor vehicle if the new motor vehicle is being operated in Indiana solely to remove it from an accident site to a storage location because: (A) the new motor vehicle was being transported on a railroad car or semitrailer; and(B) the railroad car or semitrailer was involved in an accident that required the unloading of the new motor vehicle to preserve or prevent further damage to it.(4) A vehicle that is: (B) used; by the United States government for official government purposes.
(5) A school bus or special purpose bus that is:(A) owned by a school corporation; and(B) registered under IC 20-27-7.(6) Golf carts when operated in accordance with an ordinance adopted under IC 9-21-1-3(a)(14) or IC 9-21-1-3.3(a).(7) A vehicle that is not designed for or employed in general highway transportation of persons or property and is occasionally operated or moved over the highway, including the following:(A) An electric personal assistive mobility device.(B) Road construction or maintenance machinery.(C) A movable device designed, used, or maintained to alert motorists of hazardous conditions on highways.(D) Construction dust control machinery.(E) A well boring apparatus.(F) A ditch digging apparatus.(G) An implement of agriculture designed to be operated primarily in a farm field or on farm premises.(J) A tractor: (i) that is used to move semitrailers around a terminal or a loading or spotting facility; and(ii) for which a permit is issued under IC 6-6-4.1-13(f).(8) Except as provided in IC 9-18.1-14, an off-road vehicle or a snowmobile.(9) A vehicle that is operated and displays a license plate in accordance with IC 9-32.(10) A disposable trailer.Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-13-2-196(b); 9-13-2-201; 9-18-1-1; 9-18-2-7(a); 9-18-3-1; 9-29-5-12.
Amended by P.L. 178-2019,SEC. 38, eff. 1/1/2020.Amended by P.L. 128-2018,SEC. 3, eff. 7/1/2018.Added by P.L. 198-2016, SEC. 326, eff. 7/1/2016.