2. For the purposes of this Code, the owner of a road vehicle is the person who acquires a road vehicle or possesses it under a title of ownership, under a title involving a condition or a term giving him the right to become owner thereof, or under a title giving him the right to use it as owner thereof charged to deliver over.
A person who leases a road vehicle for a period of not less than one year is also considered an owner of a road vehicle.