* New Chat Feature for Collections *
You may now communicate with a Collections representative via live chat 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Monday through Friday excluding court holidays. Agents are available to assist with questions related to Collections accounts. To chat with a live agent, please click the Help button on the bottom right hand of this page and click the “Get in Touch” button.
* * * PUBLIC NOTICE * * *
The Collections Office is open to assist the public by phone at (805) 639-5010 from 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday through Friday.
Payments can be made at the outside walk-up windows at the Hall of Justice in Ventura or the East County Courthouse in Simi Valley.
• Payment Options and Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (updated 4/26/2024)
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The Collection Unit phone number is (805) 639-5010. We are available by phone Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm, except on holidays.
If you are unable to pay your balance in full, please contact us to determine if your case is eligible for a payment arrangement. Failure to resolve your traffic/minor offense ticket by the due date may result in a $100 civil assessment penalty being added to the original bail. Failure to resolve your delinquent account with us by setting up a payment arrangement, you may be subject to wage garnishments and bank levies through the Franchise Tax Board Court Ordered Debt Collection Program and referral to the Franchise Tax Board Tax Intercept Program.
Cases are assigned to the Collection Unit if you appeared in court and were ordered to make monthly payments or if you failed to pay a traffic ticket by the date listed on the original signed ticket.
You may pay by cash, check, cashier’s check, money order or by credit card. Payments can be made in person, by mail or by phone.
To Pay By Phone
To process a payment using our automated system, please have your case number ready and call (571) 402-2234. A convenience fee of $5.50 will be charged to use this service.
To speak to a Collection Representative, please call (805) 639-5010 from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM Monday through Friday.
To Pay In Person
Payments can be made at following Court locations.
Ventura:
Government Center, Hall of Justice
800 South Victoria Ave., Ventura, CA 93009
The Walk-Up Express Payment Window is open for payments until 4:30 PM Monday through Friday.
The Collection Department at the Ventura Courthouse in room 205 is open from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM Monday through Friday.
Simi Valley:
East County Courthouse, South Side
3855-F Alamo Street, Simi Valley, CA 93063
The Walk-up Express Payment Window is open for payments Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM until 4:30 PM.
Oxnard:
Juvenile Courthouse – Room 122
4353 E. Vineyard Ave., Oxnard, CA 93036
Payments can be made at the Juvenile Courthouse from 8:00 AM until 4:30 PM Monday through Friday.
To Pay By Mail
Payments can be mailed to the Superior Court Collection Unit at the following address:
Superior Court of California, County of Ventura
Collection Unit, Room 205
P. O. Box 6489
Ventura, CA 93006-6489
Make your check or money order payable to SCCU. Please include your case number on the check or money order. Please do not mail cash.
- Civil Assessment (failure to appear)
- Conservatorship
- Criminal
- Diversion
- Driving under the influence (DUI)
- Guardianship
- IBF (payment arrangements on a traffic ticket)
- Probate
- Sanctions
- Victim restitution
If you have a financial hardship that prevents you from paying for your household's basic needs and the full amount of your traffic ticket, you may ask the Court to consider your ability to pay. If you qualify, the Court may reduce the amount you owe. Below are the ways in which you may request an ability to pay determination:
1. Make a request online with the Ability to Pay tool found here.
2. File or mail a written request to the Court. Click here for form VN-ATP.
You should receive a decision to your request within 30 days.
The Ventura Superior Court Collections department is currently contracted with the following courts to assist them with collection of their court ordered debt.
- Amador Superior Court
- Nevada Superior Court
- Plumas Superior Court
- Santa Clara Superior
- Sierra Superior Court
- Sutter Superior Court
- Tulare Superior Court
FORMS
- Request to Vacate Civil Assessment (PC 1214.1) - Instruction and Request form
- Request for New Trial (Trial de Novo) (Form TR-220)
For frequently asked questions about collections, please visit our FAQs page.