FAX FILING

The Direct Line to the Courts - Save time and money with the Automated Fax Filing System

AUTOMATED FAX FILING

The objective of the Automated Fax Filing System is to enable documents to be filed to a Court by fax, charge the filing fees to your credit card, and eliminate the need to file in person at the Courthouse. Save TIME by simply walking to your fax machine rather than traveling to the Courthouse. Save MONEY by saving time. To get started see the online Fax Filing FAQ at: https://www.officialpayments.com/faxfile.jsp.

HOW TO USE THE AUTOMATED FAX FILING SYSTEM

STEP 1 - SERVICE ACTIVATION

• Call 800-322-4945 from any touch tone phone and answer the questions using the touch tone keypad of your phone.
• You will be prompted to enter you credit card number and expiration date along with your fax number including the area code (do NOT enter 1 before the number).
• You will receive by fax complete instructions on how to use the Automated Fax Filing System, a list of Participating Courts along with a Registration Form that we ask you to complete, sign and return to us by fax. This process will complete your Service Activation

STEP 2 - FAX FILING

• From the registered fax machine, CALL the number of the Court where you wish to file your document.
• Insert the document(s) into the machine and press START as you would with any other fax.

The automated Fax Filing System will date and time stamp your document upon receipt. The Clerk of Court will process your document(s) as any document received at a window. The Clerk will also call the System and charge the correct filing fee to your credit card. At this point, you will receive by fax: a Confirmation of Receipt, a Charge Receipt and a Conformed Face Sheet.