The Collection Unit is open 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. Cases are assigned to Collection Officers alphabetically and have the ability to negotiate a payment schedule. Failure to contact this office about a payment problem may result in a warrant for your arrest, a civil judgment, a hold placed on your drivers license, referral to the Franchise Tax Board Tax Intercept Program, and referral to the Franchise Tax Board Court Ordered Debt Collection Unit. You may walk-in at any time and speak with a Collection Officer regarding your case. If your assigned Collection Officer is unavailable, any Collection Officer can assist you.
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 personal check, cashiers check, money order or by credit card. Payments can be made in person, by mail or by phone.
To Pay In Person
Payments can be made at the Government Center, Hall of Justice in Ventura, the Juvenile Courthouse in Oxnard or at the East County Courthouse in Simi Valley.
To Pay By Mail
Payments can be mailed to the Ventura Collection Unit.
Ventura Courthouse & Juvenile Courthouse 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.
To Pay By Phone
You may use the Courts 24-hour credit card payment system by calling toll free (888) 422-6906. Your credit card will be charged a convenience fee from the vendor for the use of this service.
- Civil Assessment (failure to appear)
- Conservatorship
- Criminal
- Diversion
- Driving under the influence (DUI)
- Guardianship
- IBF (payment arrangements on a traffic ticket)
- Juvenile care costs
- Probate
- Sanctions
- Victim restitution
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.