Man Arrested While Trying To Pay Property Taxes With $600 In Intricately Folded $1 Bills

This is not one of the dollar bills from the story below, but it is pretty cool. (Eric Gjerde)

Can you pay all debts, public and private with whatever legal tender you’d like, one man alleged caused such a nuisance while trying to pay a $600 property tax bill with intricately folded singles, his efforts landed him in jail.

According to a report from The Times Record News, police say a Wichita, TX man refused to leave the county courthouse while trying to pay his tax bill.

Paying your bill is totally legal, of course, but a county tax official accused him of disrupting the operation and efficiency of the tax office because he handed over his $600 payment with $1 bills folded so tightly, each one “required tax office personnel approximately six minutes to unfold each bill,” police say.

After he was asked to leave and refused, he was arrested and charged with criminal trespass. A struggle ensued, resulting in an additional charge of resisting arrest. His bail was set at $500, which means at least a few hours unfolding bills.

Attempt to pay property taxes in $1 bills lands man in jail [The Times Record News]

by Mary Beth Quirk via Consumerist