Court Payments

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Payment is due in full on the date of assessment.

Types of Accepted Payment

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit/Debit (including Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express)
  • Money Order

Payment Options

  • To pay in person, visit your court location.
  • Pay at the drop box outside any court entrance in Paw Paw and at the back of the building in South Haven.
  • To pay online, visit AllPaid.
  • To pay over the phone, call 888-604-7888.

If you are making a payment with your credit/debit card online or by phone, please note that you will need to make sure that you use the correct Payment Location Code (PLC). The PLCs for Van Buren County Courts are listed below:

Payment Location CodeCourt Division
5250Juvenile Court Fees
1616District Court West: Fines and Costs
6276District Court East: Fines, Costs, Fees, Traffic, Criminal
5246Court Clerk: Circuit Court Fines and Costs
5247County Clerk: Fees (vital records, copies and such)
1615County Jail: Bond
1968County Jail: Fines and Fees
AOOOSVProbate Court: Fees and Costs
1027Friend of the Court


Fees

Online PaymentService Fee
$0.01 to $50.00$1.50
$50.01 to $75.00$1.75
$75.01 to $100.00$3.00
$100.01 to $150.00$4.00
$150.00 to $200.00$6.00

For each additional increment of $50 or portion thereof, add $1.50.


Phone Assisted PaymentService Fee
$0.01 to $50.00$5.50
$50.01 to $75.00$5.75
$75.01 to $100.00$7.00
$100.01 to $150.00$8.00
$150.00 to $200.00$10.00

For each additional increment of $50 or portion thereof, add $1.50.