For passengers in a vehicle, under what condition is there REP?

• A. The owner has explicit consent for search.
• B. No REP unless owner, lessee, authorized to drive on rental agreement
• C. The passenger's fingerprints are on the vehicle.
• D. The vehicle is older than 10 years.

Answer: (B)

The key idea is how privacy rights apply to a vehicle search. A passenger’s ability to object hinges on whether they have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the car. That expectancy comes from having a property interest or permission to use the vehicle. If you are the owner, the person who leased the car, or someone authorized to drive the car under a rental agreement, you have REP in the vehicle and can challenge a search. If you’re just a passenger with no ownership, lease, or rental authorization, you generally don’t have that privacy interest, so you lack standing to object to the search. That’s why the condition is that there is no REP unless you’re the owner, lessee, or authorized driver under the rental terms.

Other ideas don’t fit because explicit owner consent to search relates to the legality of the search itself, not a passenger’s privacy interest; fingerprints on the car don’t create a privacy expectation in the vehicle, and the vehicle’s age has no bearing on privacy rights.