---
kind: "section"
citation: "28 C.F.R. § 29.2"
title: "28"
number: "29.2"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/28/29.2"
---

# §29.2. Definitions.


For the purposes of this part:

- (a) **The Act—** or the MVTPA means the Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Act.
- (b) Owner means the person or persons whose name(s) appear(s) on the certificate of title or to whom the car is registered. In the instance of a new vehicle awaiting sale or lease or in the instance of a used vehicle where the title has been assigned to a dealership, the term “owner” shall be construed to mean new and used automobile dealerships.
- (c) **The Program—** refers to the National Voluntary Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Program implemented pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Prevention Act.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 28 U.S.C. 509, 510; 42 U.S.C. 14171.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 40725, Aug. 6, 1996, unless otherwise noted.