Subd. 1. No certificate issued.
The registrar shall not issue a certificate of title for:
- (1) a vehicle owned by the United States;
- (2) a vehicle owned by a nonresident and not required by law to be registered in this state;
- (3) a vehicle owned by a nonresident and regularly engaged in the interstate transportation of persons or property for which a currently effective certificate of title has been issued in another state;
- (4) a vehicle moved solely by animal power;
- (5) an implement of husbandry;
- (6) special mobile equipment;
- (7) a self-propelled wheelchair or invalid tricycle;
- (8) a trailer (i) having a gross weight of 4,000 pounds or less unless a secured party holds an interest in the trailer or a certificate of title was previously issued by this state or any other state or (ii) designed primarily for agricultural purposes except a recreational vehicle or a manufactured home, both as defined in section 168.002, subdivisions 16 and 27;
- (9) a snowmobile; and
- (10) an electric-assisted bicycle, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 27.
Subd. 2. Dealers.
No certificate of title need be obtained for a vehicle owned by a manufacturer or dealer and held for sale, even though incidentally moved on the highway or used pursuant to section 168.27 or 168.28, or a vehicle used by a manufacturer solely for testing.