§ 501-1-O. Owner.
"Owner" shall mean a person who holds the legal title of a vehicle or in the event a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof, with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee or lessee, or in the event a mortgager of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then such conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for the purposes of this code.
(C.O. 501-o1; renumbered to C.M.C. 501-1-0, eff. Jan. 1, 1972)
State law reference
ORC 4501.01 (P).