(a) Except as provided in § 31-3.1-2, every owner of a vehicle which is in this state and for which no certificate of title has been issued by the division of motor vehicles shall make application to the division for a certificate of title of the vehicle. (b) The division of motor vehicles shall not register or renew the registration of a vehicle unless a certificate of title has been issued by the division to the owner or an application for title has been delivered by the owner to the division. History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 100, § 1.
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