"Legal owner" means a person having a security interest in a vehicle perfected in accordance with chapter 46.12 RCW or the registered owner of a vehicle unencumbered by a security interest or the lessor of a vehicle unencumbered by a security interest.
RCW 46.04.270
Legal owner.
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case 74 Wash. 2d 530 - Beatty v. Western Pacific Insurance (1968)
Most recently applied in First Class Cartage, Ltd. v. Fife Service and Towing, Inc. (April 2004)
1975 c 25 s 1; 1961 c 12 s 46.04.270
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.