California Code
CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions
Section 24237.

24237. “Owner” means any of the following persons who may be legally responsible for the operation of an aircraft:

(a) A person who holds the legal title to an aircraft.

(b) A lessee of an aircraft.

(c) A conditional vendee, a trustee under a trust receipt and a mortgager or other person holding an aircraft subject to a security interest.

(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1452.)