<prompt> Human: Last month I was unfortunate to return 6min late at the meter to my parked rental car. I was even able to track down the meter maid about 5 cars down with a plea to reverse the ticket as my toddler decided to have a meltdown leaving the childrens museum then I immediately lost track of time. Its a 39. fine.Anyone have advice on whether I should pay it? If I dont pay, will it somehow haunt me via the car rental company charging my card used from the rental, etc.?This was an out of state trip.EDIT- Thanks everyone, nuff said. Ill pay it, not a problem! Just wanted to make sure I not only lawfully had to before I pissed away that 40. bucks.  <response>: You returned to the meter late, so a fine was issued. That seems fairly straight-forward, but reading the ticket itself, visiting the municipality website, or calling the number on the ticket will let you find out how to appealchallenge the ticket if you want to do so. If the ticket goes unpaid, they will contact the owner of the vehicle. The rental car company will have no problem identifying that you were in possession of the vehicle at the time - this debt will follow you and possibly result in additional fees, a collection on your credit report if you dont resolve it. 