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  1. #1
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    Default Canadian Offense - open container of alcohol

    While in windsor Canada I got a ticket for drinking an open container in public. I am from Detroit.

    My Question is I go to windsor quite often and I was wondering if it is even neccesary to pay this. If I dont will they detain me at the border or arrest me or anything or just force me to pay it there?
    Also how long will this be on record in canada?

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    Default Failure To Pay Ticket

    The usual consequence of failing to pay a ticket is that a bench warrant is issued. That could conceivably result in an order that would cause you to be picked up at the border, and held in custody until you can be taken before a judge.

    The question about your record is impossible to answer without knowing if this is a criminal charge or a civil infraction.

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    All it would be is a civil infraction. It sounds like I should just pay it then?

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    Default Civil Infractions

    If you read the ticket, you may have other options. Depending upon local law and procedure, civil infractions may provide for options such as letting you plead guilty with an explanation, or letting you plead innocent but to submit your defense by mail, such that you may be able to secure a dismissal on costs or a discharge of the ticket without actually having to go to Canada to contest it. Realistically, though, once paid, a civil infraction from another country that doesn't carry any driver's license points (like a traffic ticket would) isn't likely to have any appreciable effect on your life, beyond lightening your wallet.

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