Collections
* * * PUBLIC NOTICE * * *
Effective November 10, 2025, the Ventura Superior Court is partnering with Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP (Linebarger) for the collection of court-ordered debt.
Linebarger’s phone number: (844) 544-5354
Payments can be made in person at one of our court locations:
- Ventura – Hall of Justice in Ventura from 8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday
- Oxnard – Juvenile Justice Center from 8:00am to 4:00pm, Monday through Friday
- Simi Valley – East County from 8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday and Tuesday
Check back often for updates.
General Collections Information
New payment plans: If you are unable to pay your traffic ticket in full on or before your due date and would like a payment plan, follow the instructions in the Financial Hardship and Inability to Pay Section below to submit an ability to pay request and request a payment plan. 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 and your case being referred to Linebarger for delinquent collections. You may also be ordered in court to set up a payment plan with Linebarger.
Court payment plans: If you have an existing payment plan established with the Court prior to November 10th, continue to make your monthly payments to the Court using the Court payment options listed below. If you do not make timely payments, your payment plan may become delinquent and referred to Linebarger for collections.
Delinquent cases: If you have an existing delinquent case with the Court Collections Unit or Franchise Tax Board prior to November 10th, your case may have been referred to Linebarger for collections. Please follow the instructions on Linebarger's delinquent collection notice to make payments. If you do not resolve your delinquent case timely with Linebarger by paying the balance owed or setting up a payment arrangement, you may be referred to the Franchise Tax Board Interagency Intercept Program for interception of state tax refunds, lottery, or unclaimed property funds owed to you. You may also be referred to the Francise Tax Board Court Ordered Debt Collection Program for wage garnishments and/or bank levies.
Why Did My Case Go to Linebarger?
Cases are assigned to Linebarger if you appeared in court and ordered to make monthly payments or if you failed to pay a traffic ticket by the appearance date listed on the original signed ticket.
How Can I Pay?
To Linebarger
If you received a collection notice from Linebarger, follow the instructions on the notice to make a payment. You may pay by credit card, check, or money order.
To Court
You may pay by cash, check, cashier’s check, money order or by credit card. Payments can be made in person, online, or by mail.
To Pay in Person
Payments can be made at the following Court locations, except on Court holidays:
Ventura:
Government Center, Hall of Justice
800 South Victoria Ave., Ventura, CA 93009
The Walk-Up Express Payment Window is open for payments from 8:00 AM until 4:30 PM Monday through Friday.
The Criminal Traffic Department in room 118 is open for payments from 8:00 AM until 4:00 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 and Tuesday 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 4:00 PM Monday through Friday.
To Pay by Mail
Payments can be mailed to the Superior Court Traffic Department at the following address:
Superior Court of California, County of Ventura
Traffic, Room 118
P. O. Box 6489
Ventura, CA 93006-6489
Make your check or money order payable to VSC. Please include your case number on the check or money order. Please do not mail cash.
To Pay Online
To pay online with a VISA or MasterCard visit Court Services Online Public Access
Financial Hardship and Inability to Pay (Traffic Citations Only)
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 forms TR-320 and TR-321.
You should receive a decision to your request within 30 days.
FORMS
- Request to Vacate Civil Assessment (PC 1214.1) - Instruction and Request form
- Request for New Trial (Trial de Novo) (Form TR-220)