Section 407.511 - DefinitionsAs used in sections 407.511 to 407.556, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms mean:
(1)"Mileage", the actual distance that a vehicle has traveled;(2)"Odometer", an instrument for measuring and recording the actual distance a motor vehicle travels while in operation; but does not include any auxiliary odometer designed to be reset by the operator of the motor vehicle for the purpose of recording mileage on trips;(3)"Person", any natural person, corporation, unincorporated association, partnership or any agent, corporate officer or partner acting in such capacity;(4)"Repair and replacement", to restore to a sound working condition by replacing the odometer or any part thereof or by correcting what is inoperative;(5)"Transfer", to change ownership by purchase, gift, or any other means;(6)"Transferee", any person to whom ownership of a motor vehicle is transferred by purchase, gift, or any means other than by the creation of a security interest, and any person who, as agent, signs an odometer disclosure statement for the transferee; and(7)"Transferor", any person who transfers his ownership in a motor vehicle by sale, gift, or any means other than by creation of a security interest, and any person who, as agent, signs an odometer disclosure statement for the transferor.L. 1983 S.B. 9, A.L. 1989 S.B. 327