Court Fee Payment Methods

Listed below are the different methods which may be available to pay Court fees, depending on the type of case and the Court location. These methods, explained below, include payment at the counter (in person), by mail, by phone, and by fax filing.

Payment at the Counter

This method is available at all Court locations. The staff at the counter will accept payment only for those cases that are filed in that courthouse. (The exception to this is Traffic. Each of the three Traffic Courthouses will accept payment for traffic cases from one of the other Traffic Courthouses.) See the Courthouse directory for links to Courthouse pages to obtain street addresses, directions and business hours.

Payment is accepted by cash, check (payable to "Clerk/Superior Court"), or credit card. Checks accepted include:

• Personal check
• Cashier's check
• Certified check
• Traveler's check
• Money order

Counter credit card payments except in the Probate Division can be made via the service "Vital Chek" which charges a $12.95 convenience fee per transaction. (Vital Chek accepts Visa, Discover or American Express cards only.)

Payment by Mail

This method is available at all Court locations. See the Courthouse directory to obtain mailing addresses. (Do not use street addresses.)

Payment is only accepted by check, payable to "Clerk/Superior Court." Do not send cash. Checks accepted include:

• Personal check
• Cashier's check
• Certified check
• Traveler's check
• Money order

Payment by Phone

This method is available for Traffic cases only.

The phone payment is via credit card (MasterCard or Visa only), using a service provided by the Official Payment Corporation (OPC). OPC charges a $12.95 convenience fee per transaction.

For more information or to make a payment by phone, refer to the information on credit card payments in the Traffic section of the Court's Self Service website.

Payment by Fax Filing

This method is available for Civil cases at Downtown Superior Court (DTS) and South County, and for Family cases at Family Court/Park Center Plaza (PCP) and Notre Dame.

To pay by fax filing, you must have a credit card (MasterCard or Visa only). To initiate the payment, contact the Official Payment Corporation (OPC) at 1-800-487-4567. OPC faxes the information to the court, and processes the credit card transaction. A $9.95 convenience fee is charged by OPC per document, plus $1 per page.