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MONTREAL — Protesting students may be collecting photos, videos and placards as souvenirs from these heady revolutionary days, but those who are arrested and fingerprinted may end up with a memory that haunts them for years.

Even without a conviction, some run-ins with the law cannot be completely erased, which could make it difficult for some to travel to the United States or get a job, legal experts and border control agents say.

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“There are dangers associated with this whole thing that many of the students and their parents are unaware of,” said lawyer Julius Grey, who is representing a handful of the more than 65 people who face criminal charges connected to the student demonstrations.

Many hundreds more have been fined under provincial Bill 78 but only received tickets, which, once paid, don’t leave a trace.

The criminal charges include mischief, obstruction of justice, conspiracy, break and enter, assaulting a police officer and terrorist hoax — charges that can carry heavy sentences if they result in convictions.