What if one kid takes a car and another kid in the car doesn't
know that the driver doesn't have the owner's permission? What will
happen to the passenger?
This
situation happened in an Ontario case. The passenger said he didn't
know the vehicle he was riding in was taken without consent. The
court found the passenger not guilty because he didn't know the
driver didn't have the permission of the owner.
However,
if you are an occupant of the vehicle and you know that it was taken
without the owner's consent, that would be a criminal offence.
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If
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June
2006
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