I freely admit that VERY niave about parking. I have not ever had problems with parking. One parking ticket a few years ago in a town I seldom go to for misreading the parking rules sign. I promptly paid it. It would not have crossed my mind to not pay it and deal with whatever consequences eventually found me.
Otherwise, I never pay for parking or have trouble finding a free space.
In my county they have meters at the courthouse where a person must go to pay taxes, get permits, license plates, etc. IMO it is wrong to charge for parking at such venues. I’m reasonably certain they would charge an admission fee to the building itself if they thought they could get by with it. LOL