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Originally Posted by Tom Earp
Simply because if the van/bus driver has done nothing wrong, then they have no probable cause for stopping said vehicle!
No search warrent then have not right to check the passengers unless the passengers got rowdy and cause problems.
Kevin, you want to field this as a up and coming Laywer?
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Even if the van was pulled over by the police, the driver doesn't get charged with a "contributing to the deliquency of a minor". The police have to prove where they got the alcohol from. If they didn't get it from the driver and the driver didn't purchase it, then they cannot charge the driver.
Think about it, if the driver was responsible, then every cabbie would stop picking up people that call for rides from bars b/c of the liability.