$50 fee with no admission of guilt. I cost them more than $50.
Long story short, Edina has a wonderful habit of blanket-ticketing registration and parking violations. I made the mistake of ordering my tabs on-line, and waiting for the DMV to get them to me. In the meantime, I was careful to not park on a public street and to keep the receipt in my car at all times. I did get pulled over a couple of times, but the officer each time took one look at my receipt and let me go.
Edina decided to hit me while parked OFF-street. After talking to a few LEO and attorney friends, I decided to contest it. Hell, even a state trooper said it was BS (and a trooper criticizing a traffic citation is pretty darn rare, you have to admin).
I'll pay $50 to get this off my back.
-Mark