(1) Except as provided in Section 63-21-11, every owner of a motor vehicle as defined in this chapter, aside from an all-terrain vehicle, which is in this state and which is manufactured or assembled after July 1, 1969, or which is the subject of first sale for use after July 1, 1969, every owner of a manufactured home as defined in this chapter, which is in this state and which is manufactured or assembled after July 1, 1999, or which is the subject of first sale for use after July 1, 1999, every owner of a fully autonomous vehicle as defined in Section 63-35-3, which is in this state and which is manufactured or assembled after July 1, 2023, or which is the subject of first sale for use after July 1, 2023, and every owner of an all-terrain vehicle as defined in this chapter, which is in this state and which is manufactured or assembled after July 1, 2025, or which is the subject of first sale for use after July 1, 2025, shall make application to the department for a certificate of title with the following exceptions:(a) Voluntary application for title may be made for any model motor vehicle, aside from an all-terrain vehicle, which is in this state after July 1, 1969, for any model manufactured home or mobile home which is in this state after July 1, 1999, for any model fully autonomous vehicle which is in this state after July 1, 2023, and for any model all-terrain vehicle which is in this state after July 1, 2025, and any person bringing a motor vehicle, manufactured home, mobile home, fully autonomous vehicle or all-terrain vehicle into this state from a state which requires titling shall make application for title to the department within thirty (30) days thereafter.(b) After July 1, 1969, any dealer, acting for himself or another, who sells, trades or otherwise transfers any new or used vehicle as defined in this chapter, aside from an all-terrain vehicle, after July 1, 1999, any dealer, acting for himself or another, who sells, trades or otherwise transfers any new or used manufactured home or mobile home as defined in this chapter, after July 1, 2023, any dealer, acting for himself or another, who sells, trades or otherwise transfers any new or used fully autonomous vehicle as defined in Section 63-35-3, and from and after July 1, 2025, any dealer, acting for himself or another, who sells, trades or otherwise transfers any new or used all-terrain vehicle as defined in this chapter, or any designated agent, shall furnish to the purchaser or transferee, without charge for either application or certificate of title, an application for title of said vehicle, manufactured home, mobile home, fully autonomous vehicle or all-terrain vehicle and cause to be forwarded to the department any and all documents required by the department to issue certificate of title to the purchaser or transferee. The purchaser or transferee may then use the duplicate application for title as a permit to operate vehicle as provided in Section 63-21-67, until certificate of title is received.
(a) Voluntary application for title may be made for any model motor vehicle, aside from an all-terrain vehicle, which is in this state after July 1, 1969, for any model manufactured home or mobile home which is in this state after July 1, 1999, for any model fully autonomous vehicle which is in this state after July 1, 2023, and for any model all-terrain vehicle which is in this state after July 1, 2025, and any person bringing a motor vehicle, manufactured home, mobile home, fully autonomous vehicle or all-terrain vehicle into this state from a state which requires titling shall make application for title to the department within thirty (30) days thereafter.
(b) After July 1, 1969, any dealer, acting for himself or another, who sells, trades or otherwise transfers any new or used vehicle as defined in this chapter, aside from an all-terrain vehicle, after July 1, 1999, any dealer, acting for himself or another, who sells, trades or otherwise transfers any new or used manufactured home or mobile home as defined in this chapter, after July 1, 2023, any dealer, acting for himself or another, who sells, trades or otherwise transfers any new or used fully autonomous vehicle as defined in Section 63-35-3, and from and after July 1, 2025, any dealer, acting for himself or another, who sells, trades or otherwise transfers any new or used all-terrain vehicle as defined in this chapter, or any designated agent, shall furnish to the purchaser or transferee, without charge for either application or certificate of title, an application for title of said vehicle, manufactured home, mobile home, fully autonomous vehicle or all-terrain vehicle and cause to be forwarded to the department any and all documents required by the department to issue certificate of title to the purchaser or transferee. The purchaser or transferee may then use the duplicate application for title as a permit to operate vehicle as provided in Section 63-21-67, until certificate of title is received.
(2) Any dealer, acting for himself or another who sells, trades or otherwise transfers any vehicle, manufactured home, mobile home, fully autonomous vehicle or all-terrain vehicle required to be titled under this chapter who does not comply with the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined a sum not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).