Act 2015-470, 2015 Regular Session, only applies to the sale of an abandoned motor vehicle for which notice of the sale is published on or after July 1, 2016. A purchaser of an abandoned motor vehicle sold pursuant to this chapter, other than an abandoned motor vehicle sold in accordance with Act 2015-470, 2015 Regular Session, shall make application for certificate of title prior to January 1, 2017, or thereafter make application for certificate of title under Section 32-8-36(2).