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Other (indicate in message) Submitted: October 30, 2025 | Updated: February 5, 2026
(October 2025) Request related to Onslow County, NC District Attorney: Mileage Logs 07/01/25 – 10/28/25.
Good evening NCAOC, NCDOA, Onslow Clerk of Court, Ernie, (Records Officer / Custodian(s) of these Records),
Please reply promptly to the following public records request, which I’m making in accordance with NC Public Records Law.
https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bychapter/chapter_132.html
Please provide the electronic copy of all “Mileage Logs” for Onslow County, NC District Attorney Ernest (Ernie) Lee, as required in the Motor Fleet Management Manual effective July 2025. Specifically – logs during the period of July 01, 2025 through October 28, 2025.
I am explicitly asking that you do not provide me with personally identifying information about victims or defendants and their addresses, names, case numbers etc. (if that type of info happens to be contained in the responsive records).
The applicable section of the Motor Fleet Management Manual is below for your reference:
III. Official Use
Acceptable/Prohibited Use
State-owned vehicles may only be driven by state employees and only used for official
state business except when allowed by a specific exception in state law, rule, or policy.
It is unlawful to use a state-owned vehicle for a private purpose according to NCGS
§ 14-247. This statute does permit driving a state-owned vehicle between one’s duty
station and one’s home when approved by MFM for commuting purposes under
NCGS143-341(8)i,7a.
Mileage logs must be kept for every state-owned vehicle, including both agency-
owned and MFM-owned vehicles. At a minimum, the log must include the date of each
trip, the name of the driver, the purpose of the trip, and the miles driven. These logs are
subject to compliance review by MFM and may also be subject to audits.
https://www.doa.nc.gov/mfm-rules-regulations-manual-pdf/open
** I’m simply requesting an electronic copy of an electronic record, if one exists. I’m NOT asking for the opportunity to come in person to “inspect”, nor to obtain a printed copy of, this electronic record. I’m requesting explicitly that any responsive info be provided to me via the electronic medium / electronic format (in which the copy of this record already exists). If you are unable to fulfill any or all parts of this request, please specifically cite where a reason for denial is justified under NC Public Records Law. **
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Please note that by submitting this request, I’m NOT agreeing to pay any potential fees or associated costs related to my request. If it isn’t possible to process the request without incurring fees, then please let me know the itemized potential cost and clear explanations of those charges upfront, and DO NOT proceed until I respond.
By Law I’m not required to provide a name or address to associate with a public records request. However, in order to move things along I’d like to clarify that this request is being made by:
Sunshine Request
PO Box 17391
Asheville, NC 28816
The request has been sent solely by me and my email address [email protected] . If anyone other than that email address contacts you to pursue a similar request, it did not come from me. Please do not commingle or treat that as an alteration or cancellation of my request – I intend to continue to pursue my request.
Thank you for your assistance!
** Sunshine Request (www.sunshinerequest.com) makes no claim as to the veracity of any statements or information contained in any of the requests, or public records, we receive.
Status: Government Denied Request
Documents:
Activity:
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February 5, 2026 3:29 pm
4 months ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: “Lee, Ernest R.” <[email protected]>
cc: “Onslow.clerk” <[email protected]>
date: Feb 5, 2026, 3:29 PM
subject: Re: [External] Public records request. (October 2025) Request related to Onslow County, NC District Attorney: Mileage Logs 07/01/25 – 10/28/25.Good afternoon Ernie and Onslow Clerk.
I submitted the following public records request to your offices via email on October 30, 2025:
(October 2025) Request related to Onslow County, NC District Attorney: Mileage Logs 07/01/25 – 10/28/25.
I have not received your response to my initial request, nor to my follow up emails about this on January 08, 22, or 29.
Under NC Public Records Law, your office is required to “promptly” process all public records requests. Essentially, this means that if you intentionally delay the fulfillment of a request by allowing it to “sit” until staff has availability to address it, or feels like answering my emails, then this could be considered a denial of a request. With this in mind, I want to highlight the court case referenced in item #6 of the following article, posted on the NC Press Association website. In this instance: “The trial court held that an unjustified one-month delay in production of records was tantamount to a denial”. http://www.ncpress.
com/stories/a-bakers-dozen- for-2022nc-public-records-law, 2390 Having made reasonable attempts to follow up since October, and having received no response to date, I will now mark this request as having been “Denied” by your organization.
~ The Sunshine Request Team
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Status: Government Denied Request -
January 29, 2026 12:12 pm
4 months ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: “Lee, Ernest R.” <[email protected]>
cc: “Onslow.clerk” <[email protected]>
date: Jan 29, 2026, 12:12 PM
subject: Re: [External] Public records request. (October 2025) Request related to Onslow County, NC District Attorney: Mileage Logs 07/01/25 – 10/28/25.Good afternoon,
In regard to the following public records request. I submitted it to your office via email on October 30, 2025:
(October 2025) Request related to Onslow County, NC District Attorney: Mileage Logs 07/01/25 – 10/28/25.I have not received your response to the initial request, nor to my follow ups about this on January 08 and January 22, 2026.
Under NC Public Records Law, your office is required to “promptly” process all public records requests. Essentially, this means that if you intentionally delay the fulfillment of a request by allowing it to “sit” until staff has availability to address it, or feels like answering my emails, then this could be considered a denial of a request. With this in mind, I want to highlight the court case referenced in item #6 of the following article, posted on the NC Press Association website. In this instance: “The trial court held that an unjustified one-month delay in production of records was tantamount to a denial”. http://www.ncpress.com/
stories/a-bakers-dozen-for- 2022nc-public-records-law,2390 Having made reasonable attempts to follow up since October, and having received no response, if I don’t hear back in 1 week I’ll need to mark this request as having been “Denied” by your organization.
~ The Sunshine Request Team
Status: Follow up -
January 22, 2026 2:07 pm
4 months ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: “Lee, Ernest R.” <[email protected]>
cc: “Onslow.clerk” <[email protected]>
date: Jan 22, 2026, 2:07 PM
subject: Re: [External] Public records request. (October 2025) Request related to Onslow County, NC District Attorney: Mileage Logs 07/01/25 – 10/28/25.Good afternoon Ernie and Onslow Clerk,
Following up on the previous. I have not received a response:
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: “Lee, Ernest R.” <[email protected]>
cc: “Onslow.clerk” <[email protected]>
date: Jan 8, 2026, 5:59 PM
subject: Re: [External] Public records request. (October 2025) Request related to Onslow County, NC District Attorney: Mileage Logs 07/01/25 – 10/28/25.
Please confirm receipt of my records request, and please provide an anticipated date for its completion.
If I do not hear back, I will follow up again in 1 week.
Thank you.
~ The Sunshine Request Team
Status: Follow up -
January 8, 2026 5:59 pm
5 months ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: “Lee, Ernest R.” <[email protected]>
cc: “Onslow.clerk” <[email protected]>
date: Jan 8, 2026, 5:59 PM
subject: Re: [External] Public records request. (October 2025) Request related to Onslow County, NC District Attorney: Mileage Logs 07/01/25 – 10/28/25.Good evening,
I have been attempting to get someone to process this valid public records request since first submitting it to your offices on October 30, 2025. To this point, I’ve received a lot of back-and-forth from NCAOC and NCDOA as to who may be responsible to fulfill this request.
Having received no further assistance or clarification, I am now adding the Onslow Clerk of Court, and Ernie Lee, back onto this communication. As I understand it, you are the primary custodian of these records and by Law are obligated to process this request. You were also CCed when the request was first submitted in October. Please see the PDF copy of the full request attached below.
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: [email protected]
cc: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
date: Oct 30, 2025, 5:54 PM
subject: Public records request. (October 2025) Request related to Onslow County, NC District Attorney: Mileage Logs 07/01/25 – 10/28/25.Please confirm receipt of my request, and please provide an anticipated date for its completion.
I will follow up again in 1 week, if I do not hear back before then.
Thank you.
~ The Sunshine Request Team
**Editor’s Note: Please see the 1 file we referenced (“Public records request 10_30_25.pdf”) at top left in our Documents section.
Status: Follow up -
December 11, 2025 11:12 am
6 months ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: DOA Public Records <[email protected]>
cc: DOA Public Records <[email protected]>
date: Dec 11, 2025, 11:12 AM
subject: Re: [External] Public records request. (October 2025) Request related to Onslow County, NC District Attorney: Mileage Logs 07/01/25 – 10/28/25.Good afternoon,
I first submitted this request on October 30. I have not received any responsive records from any entity to this point.
I am confused by your recent email. The last time I received any response from you (November 07) you indicated that:
“NCDOA would be the custodian of existing records of mileage logs. The response from the Administrative Office of the Courts establishes that they would not be the holder of these records.
We have received your request and are processing it at this time.”For the past month, I’ve been following up on this, thinking you’ve been processing my request.
Can you please explain who is the actual custodian of the records I’ve requested, and please process this request without further delay? If you’ll further delay or deny the production of these records, please cite specifically where it is justified by Law.
I will follow up again in 1 week if I do not hear anything else.
Thank you.
Status: Clarification Requested -
December 11, 2025 10:54 am
6 months ago
from: DOA Public Records <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
cc: DOA Public Records <[email protected]>
date: Dec 11, 2025, 10:54 AM
subject: RE: [External] Public records request. (October 2025) Request related to Onslow County, NC District Attorney: Mileage Logs 07/01/25 – 10/28/25.Thank you for reaching out to the NC Department of Administration with your request for mileage logs. We appreciate your patience as we work through numerous requests.
The NCDOA is not the owner of mileage log records for county officials. Rather, those records would be maintained by the specific county. You may have already received the information by now, but if not, we recommend that you check with Onslow County’s Public Affairs Office or Public Records team.
Communications Office
1301 Mail Service Center, Raleigh NC 27699-1301
325 N. Salsibury St.Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the
North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.
Status: Response Received from Government -
December 10, 2025 4:52 pm
6 months ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: DOA Public Records <[email protected]>
cc: “NCJC.LSD.Public Records” <[email protected]>
date: Dec 10, 2025, 4:52 PM
subject: Re: [External] Re: Public records request. (October 2025) Request related to Onslow County, NC District Attorney: Mileage Logs 07/01/25 – 10/28/25.Good evening NCDOA records,
This is my third attempt to follow up since 11/21. I have not heard back.
Can you please provide an anticipated date, or timeline, for the completion of my request?
(October 2025) Request related to Onslow County, NC District Attorney: Mileage Logs 07/01/25 – 10/28/25.Thank you!
~ The Sunshine Request Team
Status: Follow up -
December 3, 2025 3:48 pm
6 months ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: DOA Public Records <[email protected]>
cc: “NCJC.LSD.Public Records” <[email protected]>
date: Dec 3, 2025, 3:48 PM
subject: Re: [External] Re: Public records request. (October 2025) Request related to Onslow County, NC District Attorney: Mileage Logs 07/01/25 – 10/28/25.Good afternoon NCDOA records,
Just checking in again to see if you’re able to provide a status update or timeline for the completion of my request?
(October 2025) Request related to Onslow County, NC District Attorney: Mileage Logs 07/01/25 – 10/28/25.I will plan to follow up again in 1 week, if I don’t hear anything else before then.
Thank you.
~ The Sunshine Request Team
Status: Follow up -
November 21, 2025 11:49 am
6 months ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: DOA Public Records <[email protected]>
cc: “NCJC.LSD.Public Records” <[email protected]>
date: Nov 21, 2025, 11:49 AM
subject: Re: [External] Re: Public records request. (October 2025) Request related to Onslow County, NC District Attorney: Mileage Logs 07/01/25 – 10/28/25.Good afternoon NCDOA,
I’m just checking in to see if you’re able to provide a status update or timeline for the completion of my request?
(October 2025) Request related to Onslow County, NC District Attorney: Mileage Logs 07/01/25 – 10/28/25.
Thank you.
~ The Sunshine Request Team
Status: Follow up -
November 7, 2025 7:57 am
7 months ago
from: DOA Public Records <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>,
“NCJC.LSD.Public Records” <[email protected]>
date: Nov 7, 2025, 7:57 AM
subject: RE: [External] Re: Public records request. (October 2025) Request related to Onslow County, NC District Attorney: Mileage Logs 07/01/25 – 10/28/25.Good morning,
NCDOA would be the custodian of existing records of mileage logs. The response from the Administrative Office of the Courts establishes that they would not be the holder of these records.
We have received your request and are processing it at this time.
Thank you,
Communications Office
325 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27603
1301 Mail Service Center
Email correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties by an authorized state official.
Status: Government Processing Request -
November 6, 2025 4:29 pm
7 months ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: “NCJC.LSD.Public Records” <[email protected]>
cc: “[email protected]” <[email protected]>, “Onslow.clerk” <[email protected]>, “Lee, Ernest R.” <[email protected]>
date: Nov 6, 2025, 4:29 PM
subject: Re: Public records request. (October 2025) Request related to Onslow County, NC District Attorney: Mileage Logs 07/01/25 – 10/28/25.Good afternoon,
Can you please clarify your comment that this record does not exist?
My understanding is that Mileage Logs are required to be kept by Law.
Thank you.
Status: Clarification Requested -
November 6, 2025 4:18 pm
7 months ago
from: NCJC.LSD.Public Records <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>,
“NCJC.LSD.Public Records” <[email protected]>
cc: “[email protected]” <[email protected]>, “Onslow.clerk” <[email protected]>, “Lee, Ernest R.” <[email protected]>
date: Nov 6, 2025, 4:18 PM
subject: RE: Public records request. (October 2025) Request related to Onslow County, NC District Attorney: Mileage Logs 07/01/25 – 10/28/25.Good afternoon:
The NC Administrative Office of the Courts is in receipt of your request. Upon review, we do not have a record responsive to your request. Please note G.S. §132-6.2 provides, “nothing in this section shall be construed to require a public agency to respond to a request for a copy of a public record by creating or compiling a record that does not exist.”
Thank you for your inquiry.
website: nccourts.gov
E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the
North Carolina public records laws and if so, may be disclosed.
Status: Government Processing Request -
November 6, 2025 2:15 pm
7 months ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: [email protected]
cc: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
date: Nov 6, 2025, 2:15 PM
subject: Re: Public records request. (October 2025) Request related to Onslow County, NC District Attorney: Mileage Logs 07/01/25 – 10/28/25.Good afternoon,
I submitted the following public records request to your offices on 10/30/25:
(October 2025) Request related to Onslow County, NC District Attorney: Mileage Logs 07/01/25 – 10/28/25.
I have not received a response since submitting the request.
Please confirm receipt to let me know my request has begun processing, and if possible please provide an anticipated date or timeline for the completion of the request.
I will follow up again in 1 week, if I don’t hear anything else before then.
Thank you!
~ The Sunshine Request Team
Status: Follow up -
October 30, 2025 5:54 pm
7 months ago
from: Onslow.clerk <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
date: Oct 30, 2025, 5:54 PM
subject: Automatic reply: Public records request. (October 2025) Request related to Onslow County, NC District Attorney: Mileage Logs 07/01/25 – 10/28/25.Hello, Thank you for your email. Please note that emails are for inquiries ONLY and will not be accepted as an official court filing. If your matter is urgent, please contact our office by phone or visit www.NCcourts.gov for statewide resources and directories. Please allow up to 2 business days for us to respond if your email requires a response. Answers to general and commonly asked questions are available under the Help Topics section of our website. You can also access court forms, search court dates and calendars, and access online services on our website. PLEASE NOTE: No one except an attorney can advise you of your legal rights. No one at the clerk of court’s office may give legal advice or tell you how to fill out forms. The Judicial Branch does not comment on cases that could come before the courts; pending cases, litigation, and / or investigations; final rules and opinions; matters pending or concluded before the Judicial Standards Commission; and protected personnel information and documents.
E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina public records laws and if so, may be disclosed.
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: [email protected]
cc: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
date: Oct 30, 2025, 5:54 PM
subject: Public records request. (October 2025) Request related to Onslow County, NC District Attorney: Mileage Logs 07/01/25 – 10/28/25.Good evening NCAOC, NCDOA, Onslow Clerk of Court, Ernie, (Records Officer / Custodian(s) of these Records),
Please reply promptly to the following public records request, which I’m making in accordance with NC Public Records Law.
https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/ html/bychapter/chapter_132. html Please provide the electronic copy of all “Mileage Logs” for Onslow County, NC District Attorney Ernest (Ernie) Lee, as required in the Motor Fleet Management Manual effective July 2025. Specifically – logs during the period of July 01, 2025 through October 28, 2025.
I am explicitly asking that you do not provide me with personally identifying information about victims or defendants and their addresses, names, case numbers etc. (if that type of info happens to be contained in the responsive records).
The applicable section of the Motor Fleet Management Manual is below for your reference:
III. Official Use
Acceptable/Prohibited Use
State-owned vehicles may only be driven by state employees and only used for official
state business except when allowed by a specific exception in state law, rule, or policy.
It is unlawful to use a state-owned vehicle for a private purpose according to NCGS
§ 14-247. This statute does permit driving a state-owned vehicle between one’s duty
station and one’s home when approved by MFM for commuting purposes under
NCGS143-341(8)i,7a.
Mileage logs must be kept for every state-owned vehicle, including both agency-
owned and MFM-owned vehicles. At a minimum, the log must include the date of each
trip, the name of the driver, the purpose of the trip, and the miles driven. These logs are
subject to compliance review by MFM and may also be subject to audits.https://www.doa.nc.gov/mfm-
rules-regulations-manual-pdf/ open ** I’m simply requesting an electronic copy of an electronic record, if one exists. I’m NOT asking for the opportunity to come in person to “inspect”, nor to obtain a printed copy of, this electronic record. I’m requesting explicitly that any responsive info be provided to me via the electronic medium / electronic format (in which the copy of this record already exists). If you are unable to fulfill any or all parts of this request, please specifically cite where a reason for denial is justified under NC Public Records Law. **
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Please note that by submitting this request, I’m NOT agreeing to pay any potential fees or associated costs related to my request. If it isn’t possible to process the request without incurring fees, then please let me know the itemized potential cost and clear explanations of those charges upfront, and DO NOT proceed until I respond.
By Law I’m not required to provide a name or address to associate with a public records request. However, in order to move things along I’d like to clarify that this request is being made by:
Sunshine Request
PO Box 17391
Asheville, NC 28816The request has been sent solely by me and my email address [email protected] . If anyone other than that email address contacts you to pursue a similar request, it did not come from me. Please do not commingle or treat that as an alteration or cancellation of my request – I intend to continue to pursue my request.
Thank you for your assistance!
** Sunshine Request (www.sunshinerequest.com) makes no claim as to the veracity of any statements or information contained in any of the requests, or public records, we receive.
Status: Sent to Government -
October 30, 2025 5:56 pm
7 months ago
Submitted to Sunshine Request
Status: Pending