i have ontario driving license and i got a speeding ticket in north carolina. i want to pay it but one of my friends said that i dont have to pay because there is no connection between us and canadian records. i am not sure how far this is true. what if i get another ticket in another us state or what happens if i choose to move to north carolina or some other us state in near future???
i am confused .. please gimme some information on this
2007-01-02 09:03:12 · 12 answers · asked by SV 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
uhm..its better to pay it off rather then thinkin bout it. bcuz if u come back to us u would have a warrent on ur as*s
2007-01-02 09:13:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't pay the fine, a bench warrant will be issued for your arrest and the information loaded into the National Crime Information System. If you go back to the USA and get pulled over in ANY state, the bench warrant will come up and you will be arrested on the spot, then you will be transported, at your expense, to North Carolina where you will probably be required to serve off the fine at the rate of $5 to $25 dollars per day. Note that the cost of transportation from say, Minnesota to North Carolina will cost over $3000 (you pay the officers salaries and benefits in addition to fuel, insurance, etc. of the vehicle for the time it takes to get you there and their return trip). You will have to pay all of this before you are released from custody. AND it will all go on your permanent record in the NCIS for any employer to look up for free.
I'd pay the fine.
2007-01-02 09:25:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you never intend on returning to the states, I wouldn't worry about it. If you do intend on visiting, or moving, to the states I would take care of it. A fine for a ticket is much less than paying off a bench warrant.
I was stationed in Okinawa in the 90's. A week before I returned to the states, I got a ticket from the Japanes Police. I never paid the ticket, as I know I will never return to Japan.
2007-01-02 09:52:33 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just because reciprocity between the US and Canada does not exist does not preclude you violated North Carolina Law.
If you come back in the US for any reason and violate another law, the chances of going to jail will increase substantially as the NC violation will be in the NCIS computer as an unresolved violation. Which would mean the warrant for unpaid fine would exist.
2007-01-02 09:14:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you ever plan to return to the US I would pay it or show up in court to contest. Regardless of whether Canada recognizes the ticket or whether the Canadian authorities can find out about the ticket, if you do not appear and contest or pay the ticket you may be picked up on a bench warrant or some other charge if you return to the US and are pulled over.
2007-01-02 09:13:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pay the ticket or go to court and dispute the ticket. Only you know if you were wrong. Failing to take action could lead to an arrest warrant which may come back and haunt you one day. Sometimes, warrants come up during traffic stops and I can't tell you how many people I brought out of a car at gunpoint because of a warrant that turned out to be out of state and non-extraditable. The last two items are typically found out after I have secured the people. How do you feel about being taken out of a car at gunpoint??
2007-01-02 09:09:04 · answer #6 · answered by spag 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you never go back to the US, theres not much they can do about it.
but if you ever visit North Carolina again and get stopped for any reason, you might get arrested. If you ever move to another state and apply for a US drivers license, they might require you to pay the fine before they give you a license.
2007-01-02 09:07:04 · answer #7 · answered by Kutekymmee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they have your address and license number. if you don't think that the state wound send it to your local motor vehicle department, that is a mistake (think mail or computer, everything is connected). and if you come back to the states, you very well could have a lot of trouble of you get pulled over again and the cop sees an outstanding ticket. call the local driving division, tell them what happened, and what would happen if it does not get cleared up
2007-01-02 09:16:38 · answer #8 · answered by Jen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You probably will get away with out paying, but your consensus says to pay - so pay it - in the scheme of things over ones life span what are you talking in dollars
2007-01-02 10:19:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He is right...i would not pay if i was living in canada. If you are planning to move, then i suggest you pay it off.
2007-01-02 09:06:13 · answer #10 · answered by Rutul 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋