Originally Posted by
Boraxo
As Gleff has noted this seems to mostly affect people who extend rentals or who change cars as these are not always properly updated in the system.
Outside of these cases I have not heard of this happening when people get an actual receipt. So I would insist on getting the paper receipt from Hertz when you return and maybe photo it. And now maybe also take a photo of the vehicle with the hertz sign in the background.
At this point it is not clear that anything you do can provide 100% guarantee against false arrest. But having evidence on your phone and offering to LEO is a good start.
An arrest on a valid warrant signed by a judge isn't false arrest, and a police officer in the field isn't going to look at evidence/try the case. You're going to get arrested, booked, and be required to post bond (bail) to get released.
You'll have a field day later with the civil suit against Hertz, but that won't fix any of the immediate problems getting arrested on a warrant will cause.