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Originally Posted by Tim Delles
As for how it affects FIRST, i really don't think it affects us at all. Your mentor should still be able to go and get you all tokens, or passes and hand them out. There should be no problem when groups travel, since it is just a lot easier for one person to get everything that for everyone to get there stuff serperatly. I think they understand that.
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I wouldn't count on the police understanding that at all! It sounds like you had better be very sure that the police don't see ANY money changing hands. The mentor had better collect all the money before ever entering the station, or after the team has reached the hotel, or take it out of the team travel budget.
We ran into a similar problem in a local park. A group of families had a tradition of meeting in a local park for the purpose of selling off their excess books at the end of the school year. Well, this particular city has a law against conducting "business" in a public park unless you have a business license. No one in their right mind would consider selling used books at a substantial loss, once a year, to be a "business." But the city has their rules, and this year they ran us off. Apparently no one can sell anything at all in the park without breaking the law. If you went to McDonald's to buy burgers for yourself and a friend, then brought the food to the park, you'd better not be seen collecting reimbursement from your friend!
Governments these days always want a piece of the action whenever money changes hands. A police officer on a slow day, who decides to enforce the picky city laws, is a sight to be dreaded.