If a person has in his possession or control the ingredients to make an explosive device, he can be charged with constructive possession of that device.
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If a minor were to be driving their car with passengers who have possession of alcohol or any illegal substance, the driver may be cited for constructive possession
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A person has custody if he has actual physical control of the property but the person who has constructive possession has substantially restricted the custodian's right to use the property.
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"' Constructive possession "'is a legal fiction to describe a situation where an individual has actual control over chattels or real property without actually having physical control of the same assets.
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:" A delivery order was not regarded as a document of title at common law with the result that the transfer of the delivery order did not effect transfer of constructive possession of the goods.
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A person under the age of 21 may also be arrested, charged, and convicted of underage drinking through constructive possession, even if they had not consumed any alcohol, simply by being in the presence of alcohol.
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Similarly, when a landlord exercises a contractual remedy of distraint of goods for unpaid rent, the landlord need not remove the goods from the premises, but may take constructive possession of the goods through a simple declaration.
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A person has possession of property when he has actual physical control over the property ( actual possession ) or he has the right to exercise considerable control over the disposition or use of the property ( constructive possession ).
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Under the 1898 Bankruptcy Act, most bankruptcy proceedings were conducted by " referees " who resolved controversies involving property in the actual or constructive possession of the court, as well as certain disputes involving property in the possession of third parties.
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The prioress received what amounted to both " constructive possession " and ownership . Although the King did this to make raising tax easier, it had the benefit of preventing alienation of any parts of the property by subinfeudation, thus keeping it more or less intact over the coming centuries.
