Other (indicate in message) Submitted: April 18, 2025 | Updated: April 18, 2025

[See Editor’s Note] (April 2025) Submission related to Gaston County, NC Tax Office “Information on NSF, Worthless Checks and Prosecutions”.

Date sent in to Sunshine: 04/06/25

Original Subject:
Gaston County Tax Office Subject: FOIA Request for Information on NSF, Worthless Checks and Prosecutions

Original Message:
128 W Main Ave,
Gastonia, North Carolina 28052
Phone: (704) 866-3158

Dear Gaston County Tax Office,

I am writing to formally request information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Specifically, I would like to obtain the following data:

Number of Worthless Checks or Non-Sufficient Funds (NSF) Received: Please provide the total number of worthless checks or NSF checks received by the Gaston County Tax Office from January 1, 2020, to the present date.

Prosecutions Related to Worthless Checks: Additionally, I request information regarding the number of individuals or businesses that have been prosecuted and charged criminally due to worthless checks during the same time frame (January 1, 2020, to present).

For clarity, please include any available details such as:

The total dollar amount associated with these worthless checks.
The outcomes of any prosecutions related to these cases.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to your prompt reply.

Government Entity:
Other (indicate in message)

Start Date / End Date:
April 06, 2025 - April 26, 2025

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Editor’s Note 04/18/25: The submission above has been marked as “Completed”.

As written, the majority of the request focuses on numerical data that is not personally identifiable or related to a specific case number or individual. This is aspect of the request is fine.

However, the sender is also asking to know The outcomes of any prosecutions related to these cases” over the same 5+ year period. We don’t know what kind of information a request for “outcomes of prosecutions” specifically includes, or what type of data you’re hoping to receive — Please note that our website will not fulfill requests for “public safety” type records specific to a single individual, address, incident, case number, etc. This also includes police reports, calls for service, complaints / incident reports / citations, criminal / arrest / court type records, or camera footage. We will, on a case by case basis, fulfill public safety related requests that focus on system-level trends and data.

Due to the personal nature of the info you (might be) seeking, we would recommend that the sender reaches out directly to the appropriate entity for assistance with the request. Alternatively — please feel free to revise and submit a new request through our website. Please clearly indicate any specific details, subject, message, dates, record types, City / County / State, etc. about the exact public records that are being requested.


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Status: Completed

Activity:

  • April 18, 2025 4:19 pm

    2 months ago

    Submitted to Sunshine Request
    Status: Pending