In-Person Payments

The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut accepts the following forms of payment for fees: cash, credit cards, debit cards with a Visa or Master Card logo, money orders, bank checks, cashier's checks, personal checks (name and telephone number must be clearly written on the face of the check, and law firm checks (including out of state law firms). Checks must be made payable to: Clerk, U.S. District Court. The Clerk's Office does not accept third-party checks. Checks and money orders that are returned by the bank due to insufficient funds or stop payments are subject to a $53.00 NSF fee.

Notice to Customers Making Payments by Check: When you provide a check as a payment, you authorize us either to use your information from your check to make a one-time electronic fund transfer from your account or to process the payment as a check transaction.

Any person presenting a credit or debit card must be an authorized signer on that card. The card may be in the name of an individual or a corporation. Corporations are responsible for maintaining a listing of authorized signers. All card owners are responsible for security over issuance and use of their cards. Unsigned cards require the user to provide proper identification. To make a payment using a credit or debit card there is a required minimum payment of $5.00.

Criminal Debt (restitution, forfeiture payments, & special assessments) and Criminal/Civil Bonds are not payable by credit or debit cards at this time.

The Clerk's Office cannot make change for any service.

Pay.gov: Payment of Filing Fees

Through the Pay.gov electronic filing fee tool in CM/ECF, credit card payments can also be made for the following filing fees only: Civil Case Filing/New Complaints, Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice, Notices of Appeal, Notice of Removal, Petition to Quash IRS Summons, Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, as well as Motion to Quash Foreign Subpoena and/or for a Protective Order, Motion to Compel, and Application for Letter Rogatory/Discovery Pursuant to 28 USC 1782. Please visit Case Information for more information regarding electronic case filing. Our Standing Order for the Refund of Electronic Filing Fees is located under the Rules & Orders section.

To make an online payment for fee types not listed above, please select the Miscellaneous Fee Payment Form link below. You will be routed to the CTD Misc Fee Payment Form on the Pay.Gov website. Select preview form to view the various fee types that can be paid online.

Miscellaneous Fee Payment Form

The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut accepts payment for criminal debt (i.e., special assessment, fine, criminal restitution) on-line. Payments can be made through Pay.gov, using a checking or savings account (ACH) or credit, debit, and prepaid cards.

Before making payments on-line, debtors should self-enroll on the Pay.gov payment website. Instructions on how to self-enroll and make payments on-line are found below.

Pay.gov: Payment of Criminal Debt Procedure

Self Enrollment with Pay.gov Instructions

On-line Criminal Debt Payments Through Pay.gov Instructions

Criminal Debt Payment Form

Policies & Procedures

• Registry Funds
• Proposed Investment Order CRIS U.S.C. 2045
• Proposed Investment Order U.S.C. 1335 DOF
• AO_140- Victim Address Change Form
• Petition for Victim Name Change Form
• A0_1166- Affidavit for reissuance of a U.S. Treasury Payment

For more information, please contact the Finance Department at: