Payment Instructions

Fines, costs, and restitution are paid in the Clerk of Courts office located on the second floor of the East Wing Annex of the main Courthouse.  Accepted payment methods include, cash, certified check, or money order payable to:
Clerk of Courts
Attn: Costs & Fines
1 Courthouse Square- Rm 205
Carlisle, PA 17013

Payments can be mailed, dropped off, or made on-line.  If you are unable to make it to the Courthouse Monday - Friday 8am - 4:30pm, there is a drop box in the breezeway to the rear of the Courthouse. 

Online Payments
Visa and MasterCard are accepted at http://ujsportal.pacourts.us, then select e-Commerce and e-Pay.  Convenience fee is $2.75.  American Express, Discover and Master Card are also accepted online at www.officialpayments.com with a 3% fee. 

Defendants can access the amounts owed for costs, fines, and restitution on the internet.  This information is available as a free service to the public and can be accessed by clicking the following link: Pennsylvania's Unified Judicial System's Web Docket Sheets.  Each case is stored by its Cumberland County docket number.  Enter the docket number in the search fields as requested (ex: CP-21-CR-XXXX-YEAR).  If this information isn't available, click on "Search Type" to search by other data, such as name or date of birth, and include county in the search field.  

For payment plan information, questions, changes, balances or other payment matters, please contact the Assistant Court Program Coordinator at 717-240-5409. 

*To insure credit to the correct case, payments must be clearly marked with the Defendant Name and the Criminal Docket Number (i.e. CP-21-CR-XXXX-YEAR).