WEST VIRGINIA CODE
WVC 17 C- 1 - 32
§17C-1-32. Owner.
"Owner" means 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 mortgagor of a
vehicle is entitled to possession, then such conditional vendee
or lessee or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for the purpose
of this chapter.
Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2012 1st Special Session