A close friend wants to visit Canada from the United States, but they have a reckless driving charge sometime October 2010. They had to pay a fine and had their license suspended for 60 days. No other sort of offense since then.
Here is a quick rundown of what is in their file (public)
So they pretty much got a 89/65 reckless driving, paid a $144 fine and license suspension for 60 days. No probation, no nothing. It is the only thing they have on their file in the past 9 years. It has been recorded as a class 1 misdemeanor under section A.46.2-862 in Virginia.
I worry this could cause an issue, even if there is literally nothing else on their file. Would this cause a problem if they were to travel to Canada for a couple of weeks?
Are there any steps to take in case they cannot travel to Canada due to this?
Also, would applying for expungement rectify this? Given this was a first offense and in 9 years, they have a clean record, it feels like applying for expungement would be more efficient since it takes 2 to 6 months. Would this be an option?
Thank you very much for your response.
Here is a quick rundown of what is in their file (public)
So they pretty much got a 89/65 reckless driving, paid a $144 fine and license suspension for 60 days. No probation, no nothing. It is the only thing they have on their file in the past 9 years. It has been recorded as a class 1 misdemeanor under section A.46.2-862 in Virginia.
I worry this could cause an issue, even if there is literally nothing else on their file. Would this cause a problem if they were to travel to Canada for a couple of weeks?
Are there any steps to take in case they cannot travel to Canada due to this?
Also, would applying for expungement rectify this? Given this was a first offense and in 9 years, they have a clean record, it feels like applying for expungement would be more efficient since it takes 2 to 6 months. Would this be an option?
Thank you very much for your response.
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