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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 482.085 (2026)

“Owner” defined

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NRS 482.085  “Owner” defined.  “Owner” means a person who holds the legal title of a vehicle and whose name appears on the certificate of title, and any lienholder whose name appears on the certificate of title. If a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof with or without 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 if a mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then the conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for the purpose of this chapter.

      [Part 1:202:1931; A 1951, 165; 1953, 280]—(NRS A 1973, 230; 1987, 1144; 2003, 457)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1985–2011 · leading case: Barr v. Gaines, 746 P.2d 634 (Nev. 1987).
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Barr v. Gaines, 746 P.2d 634 (Nev. 1987). · cites it 4× “NRS 482.085 defines the term “owner” for the purpose of chapter 482 only.”
Oakley v. State, 782 P.2d 1321 (Nev. 1989). · cites it 4× “) NRS 482.085 defines owner for purposes of chapter 482 as follows: “Owner” means a person who holds the legal title of a vehicle and whose name appears on the certificate of ownership, and any lienholder whose name appears on the certificate of ownership.”
Bly v. Mid-Century Ins., 698 P.2d 877 (Nev. 1985). · cites it 2× “NRS 482.085 defines “owner” for purposes of the Motor Vehicle Safety and Responsibility Act as: a person who holds the legal title of a motor vehicle, or in event a motor vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof.”
Philip Johnson v. Am. Cas. Co. of R, 408 F. App'x 76 (9th Cir. 2011). “” Nev.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 482.085. Where parties transferring a vehicle agree that the conditional vendee will obtain insurance on the vehicle, the conditional vendee may not recover under an insurance policy secured in the name of the original owner.”
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