Great Finds | parking ticket Passive-Aggressive Man Can't Pay Fine With Pennies It turns out you can fight City Hall; you'll just need dimes or quarters to do it By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Aug 13, 2015 2:44 PM CDT Copied Pennies: Not good for parking tickets. (Shutterstock) Officials in a Pennsylvania borough won't let a local handyman who parked on the wrong side of the street for 10 minutes pay his $25 parking ticket with pennies. The man tells the Chambersburg Public Opinion that he tried to pay his ticket with 2,500 pennies because he thinks the fine is too high for the violation. Chambersburg officials cited a federal rule that forbids the use of pennies to pay debts of more than 25 cents. (For the record, it's federal regulation Code 31 US Code annotated, Sections 317 and 460.) They say he could have used dimes and quarters instead. The man tells the Public Opinion he is still trying to come up with another way of inconveniencing officials before he pays the fine. Read These Next It's a largely invisible nightmare for many families. Greenland is less cash cow and more money pit. US citizens find a new way to keep loved ones from being deported. Treatment delay was deadly for pregnant cop with atrial fibrillation. Report an error