Criminal Division


Compliance and Payment Plans


The Clerk’s Compliance Program, formally known as Collections was implemented in 1999 as a more efficient way to collect current and past due fines and fees imposed by the judicial system.

Payment Options


Payments may be made:

  • Online with my eClerk
  • By mail (Personal check, money order, or cashier’s check)
  • In person at any of our 5 locations
  • At any Amscot location (Make payable to Orange County Clerk of Courts. Include case # and 6-digit date of birth)
For restitution payments, only cash, cashier’s check or money orders are accepted.


Payment Plan
If you have been granted the payment plan option, you must do one of the following to establish a monthly account:

  • Email Court Compliance to request a Payment Plan contract.

    OR

  • Come to any Clerk’s Office location to request a Payment Plan contract. 

Fees

If the payment is not received on or before the due date, there is a $10.00 late fee assessed to each case that is delinquent. 


Payment Plan Extensions

If you find you are unable to make payments as scheduled, you may email Court Compliance by visiting our Contact Us page or send a letter to the Criminal Division requesting an extension. For criminal cases, mail to:

Orange County Clerk of Courts
425 N. Orange Ave.
Suite 410
Orlando, FL 32801

You may also come to Suite 410 of the Orange County Courthouse.



Failure to Make a Payment


Official Notice – Missed Payments 

If you received a postcard that states Official Notice – Missed Payments, you must do one of the following to avoid collection agency action and driving privilege suspension:

  • Bring your account current on all charges immediately.

    OR

  • If you are unable to bring your account current, you must come to Suite 410 of the Orange County Courthouse for any month you are unable to make full payments.

Driver's License Suspension Notice 
If you received a driver's license suspension notice from the Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles (DHSMV), and wish to reinstate your license, you must do one of the following:

  • Please Contact the Compliance Division or visit one of our four office locations, Ocoee, Apopka, Winter Park, or our downtown office. 

    OR

  • If your account is with a collection agency, you must contact that collection agency directly to determine eligibility in their relicensing program.



Collection Agencies


The Clerk’s Office is required to collect all court costs and fines within 90 days. If an individual's account is not paid in full within 90 days, or if on a Payment Plan and 90 days past due, the account is turned over to the following collection agencies.

 


Relicensing Program
All collection agencies offer a relicensing program. Contact the agencies directly for details.

Once your account is turned over to a collection agency, all payments must be made through that collection agency. 

You may search your case on my eClerk to determine your case balance. Please contact the collection agency to determine the total amount owed.