This chapter shall not apply to a previously registered vehicle until: (a) there is a change in the ownership thereof, after this chapter takes effect; or, (b) the registrar issues a certificate of title for the vehicle; or, (c) the owner creates a security interest in the vehicle, after this chapter takes effect; or, (d) September first, nineteen hundred and eighty-two; or (e) until owner fails to renew registration of a nontitled motor vehicle within one year after expiration.
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