For the purpose of this chapter, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
OWNER. A person who holds legal title of a vehicle or in the event a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for conditional sale or lease thereof with the right of purchase upon the performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with the immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee or lessee, or in the event a mortgagor of such vehicle is entitled to possession, then such conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for the purposes of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 6-8-1) (Ord. 85-7, passed 8-5-1985)