The payment processor used for court fees and associated service fees varies by state and court.
Category: Electronic Filing
One or More Files Can Not Be Attached to Email Due to File Size Restrictions Explained
Occasionally, when filers receive their accepted email, the e-filing application can not attach some documents in the filing due to file size restrictions. Filers will see the following message highlighted in yellow at the top of their email:
Credit Card Decline Codes Explained
Sometimes the payment processor returns vague decline codes. While your specific bank will know the reason for the error, the table below gives the most decline codes with both an explanation and recommended action to take.
Add and View Service Contacts on an Existing Case
From time to time, it may be necessary to view all the Service Contacts on an existing case. You can do so at any time on the Case Summary screen.
Filing Status Screen: View Your Filing History and Print Receipts for Accepted Filings
The Filing Status Screen displays the status of all the filings in a user’s account in one place.
View the Timestamp the Court Assigns to an Envelope / e-Service upon Reception
A user may view the filing time courts receive submitted envelopes in the pending filing itself.
Fix Rejected Filings
Rejected filings occur for many reasons. Typically it’s either for an incorrect document, the wrong document type, missing fees, or wrong case type.
Initiate a New Case vs File on an Existing Case
Filers may either Initiate a New Case or File on an Existing Case in our application. This article clears up when to select one or the other.
Technical Difficulties, eFiling & Missed Deadlines
If a technical failure or a system outage occurs at the court which results in a filer missing an e-Filing deadline; the filer will want to reach out to the court first thing.
Orange County Request for Order and ‘Unknown filing codes are not allowed’ Error
When filing a Request for Order in Orange County, a filer MAY NOT select the Request for Order document type in Section 2 of the filing.