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    Mar 5, 2010, 04:47 PM
    A few questions about my record after shoplifting...
    Hi there, I'm from Toronto, Canada. A few months back, I was caught shoplifting. The police came, and the store decided not to press charges, they just banned me from the store, I paid the civil demand and I was handed over a ticket for trespassing ($70). The police gave me a short lecture about not ruining my life because I had a clean record and was going to apply to teacher's college. They wrote down my information though (even my car insurance slip). They left saying "don't get into any more trouble". I left. Now, seven months later, I'm panicking over what could be on my record. I'm trying to find information online specific to my problem but most people were handed over a summons to go to court. I wasn't. No fingerprints, no mug shot, no police station, nothing but a trespassing ticket. What will show up on my record? Will I have any problems travelling? Getting a job? NO ONE knows about this incident. Please and thanks!
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    Mar 5, 2010, 06:11 PM

    There will be a record of the ticket on file, which you paid, but there is not a shoplifting record.
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    Mar 5, 2010, 06:49 PM

    So you are saying that I will NOT have any problem doing anything or going anywhere? So if I apply to a job which requires me to be bondable/pass a record check I shall be okay? If so, I cannot thank you enough for your answers, you have taken so much worry and weight of my shoulders.
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    Mar 13, 2011, 05:53 PM
    Hi! I have had the Same situation happen to me and I am freaking out. If you have received any information will you please pass it along to me it would be SO extremely helpful because I am freaking out. Has this given you problems when traveling, applying for jobs/schools, has it appeared on a criminal record? Please help me I am so scared
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