a person registered by the department of motor vehicles (DMV) as the owner of a vehicle

The name in which a security is registered, as stated on the certificate or on the books of the paying agent. Principal and interest payments are made to the registered owner on the record date.

The person whose name appears on the ownership registration of the vehicle.

The name of the person who registered the vehicle.

Name of the person in whose name the vehicle is registered.

The owner of a motor vehicle for purposes of the vehicles registration

The term registered owner is usually used in instances of title of a vehicle (such as an automobile) to refer to the person who has right of posession of the vehicle, as opposed to the party that has right of property. The party that has right of property is referred to as a lienholder, and in the event the registered owner fails to pay off the lien according to the agreed-to terms, the lienholder has the right to invoke repossession of the vehicle.