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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June 2006

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