No matter how much people complain, once an officer writes you up for a speeding ticket, you have to pay it -- no matter what you do with the ticket itself.

On Tuesday, Manitoba RCMP showed dash cam video of a female driver crumpling up their speeding ticket and throwing it out their window -- all in front of the RCMP officer who issued it.

The RCMP鈥檚 warned drivers if they鈥檙e caught throwing garbage, or a ticket in this case, out their car window, it could cost them $174 for littering under the Highway Traffic Act.

In all his 17 years of traffic policing, RCMP Sgt. Kyle McFadyen said it鈥檚 pretty rare to see a person chucking their speeding ticket out of their window in front of the issuing officer.

鈥淣ot everybody is happy to get a ticket, that鈥檚 clear. But most people accept responsibility for their actions and that鈥檚 what we like to see, 鈥� he told CTVNews.ca in a phone interview.

鈥淢ost people have the restraint to not do it,鈥� he chuckled.

The incident involving a 30-year-old woman happened back on Dec. 12, 2018. But because McFadyen wasn鈥檛 the officer who pulled the motorist over, he wasn鈥檛 sure if she was then given a warning or if they ended up actually receiving a littering ticket.

But even if she had thrown out the ticket at home, McFadyen warned that it wouldn鈥檛 have absolved her of the ticket鈥檚 penalty.

鈥淎ll they鈥檙e doing is putting themselves at a disadvantage because when they鈥檒l have to deal with it, they鈥檒l have to manually search it up,鈥� he explained. 鈥淚t inconveniences the person because the charges carry on, regardless of what they do with it.鈥�

To make matters worse, a discarded ticket has a driver鈥檚 personal information, like their licence plate number.

Manitoba outlines the specific fine amounts in an online guide, including violations against the province鈥檚 Highway Traffic Act.

But littering fines vary depending on what province or specific area the ticket is issued.

For example, littering fines in Newfoundland and Labrador can range from $125 up to $600 for anyone caught throwing out garbage on highways. In British Columbia, littering on the highway could cost either $45 or $81.