La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § III-1701
Assistant Secretary- the assistant secretary of the Office of Motor Vehicles.
Department- the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of Motor Vehicles.
New Owner- the person or persons who acquire, or who have previously acquired ownership of a motor vehicle that was the subject of a violation of this Chapter, but who do not appear on the records of the department as the registered owner of such motor vehicle.
Operator- every person, other than a chauffeur, who drives or is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway or who is exercising control over or steering a vehicle being towed by a motor vehicle.
Owner- a person who holds a legal title to a vehicle or in the event the vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale, lease, or transfer of possession thereof with the right of purchase upon the performance of the conditions stated in the agreement, with the right of immediate possession in the vendee, lessee, possessor, or in the event such similar transaction is had by means of mortgage and the mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then the conditional vendee, lessee, possessor, or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for the purposes of this Chapter.
Person- an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other legal entity.
La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § III-1701