Before submitting a new filing to the court, the firm admin must configure at least one payment account. Depending on the state, county, and court, the user can add a Credit Card, eCheck, and/or Waiver account.
An account may have cards on file for specific clients, or have one firm card to use for all your filings firm wide.
If you need to update a current card, you need to create a payment account for the new card as well. You can not simply change the account number or expiration date of an existing payment account.
Note: When you submit a filing, the court does a pre-authorization on your card for the filing fees. If the filing is rejected, the court will not settle that pre-authorization. It will eventually fall off your card. However, the time it takes to fall off can range from one (1) day to a few days depending on your banking institution. When you “re-submit” your rejected filing, the court does another pre-authorization. Because of this, you may not want to use a debit card as a payment method.
California, Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, and Texas (Odyssey Courts)
These instructions are for users needing to add a payment account in the states of California, Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, and Texas where Odyssey and Tyler’s Online Gateway (Toga) are in use.
California filers will want to view this page if they are unsure which courts are part of eFileCA.
Quick Steps
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- Click Settings at the top.
- Then click on the Payment Settings tab on left.
- Click Add New Payment Method in the eFile State Court panel.
- Enter Nickname and Select Payment Account Type then click Continue
- Enter Payment Information
- Confirm Account Listed
Add a Payment Account
- Click Settings at the top.
- Then click Payment Settings on the left menu.
- Click Add New Payment Method in the eFile State Court.
California users will click Add New Payment Method in the eFileCA panel (Letter B). This page lists which courts are part of eFileCA.
- Enter a Payment Account Nickname.
- Select a Payment Account Type: Credit Card, Waiver, or eCheck.
- Check Make this card available account wide to pay filing fees if a user wants everyone from their firm to have access to it in their filings, then click Continue to go on to Step 7.
Note: If a user chooses Waiver, they will only need to click Continue and they are done setting up the Waiver account.
- Fill out all card info on Tyler’s Online Gateway (Toga). Click Continue to begin entering the user’s Payment Information.
- Choose whether to add a Credit Card or an eCheck.
- For a Credit Card, enter your Card Number, Expiration Date, CVV Number, and the remaining required fields before clicking the Continue button.
For an eCheck, enter the Account Type, Account Number, Routing Number, and the remaining required fields before clicking the Continue button.
- Verify \Billing Information before continuing. If anything is incorrect, click the Back button to make edits. Read the Terms and Conditions, and then click Save Information to finish setting up your account.
- Once the information is saved, users will see a congratulations screen. Click the Continue button, and the payment is fully added to the system.
- Back on the main Payments Setting screen, users may now see any new Credit Cards, eChecks, and/or Waiver accounts for use.
Note: Users wanting to e-File into Los Angeles Probate will follow these instructions while users wanting to e-File into Los Angeles Civil will use the instructions in the next section.
LA Civil Courts, San Diego Civil and Probate Courts, and Placer Superior Court
The Los Angeles Civil Courts and eFileCA Courts (which includes Los Angeles Probate) use SEPARATE payment gateways which are NOT integrated.
If a user plans to file in the Los Angeles Civil Courts, they will want to click the Add New Payment Method link in the Los Angeles Civil section (Letter A).
If a user plans to file in any other Superior Court in California OR in the Los Angeles PROBATE Court, they will want to click the Add New Payment Method link in the eFileCA section (Letter B), and follow the instructions above for adding a payment account for Odyssey and Tyler’s Online Gateway (Toga).
If a user plans to file into all of the courts available in our system, they will want to enter their payment information TWICE; once for Letter A and once for Letter B.
Quick Steps
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- Click Settings Payment Settings
- Click Add New Payment Method for Los Angeles Civil
- Enter Nickname and Select Payment Account Type then click Continue
- Enter Payment Information
- Confirm Account Listed
Add a Payment Account
- Click Settings at the top.
- Then click Payment Settings in the left menu.
- Click Add New Payment Method for Los Angeles Civil (Letter A).
- Enter a Payment Account Nickname.
- Select a Payment Account Type: Credit Card or e-Check.
Note: A Waiver Payment Account Type is ONLY available in eFileCA Courts. Users with a waiver in Los Angeles Civil will want to have it on record for their case in the e-Filing system or add a Request to Waive Fees in a filing to avoid the payment of fees. - Check Make this card available account wide to pay filing fees if a user wants everyone from their firm to have access to it in their filings, then click Continue.
- Upon clicking the Continue button, the e-filing application will redirect users to Chase Bank’s payment gateway where filers may enter their information. Currently, Los Angeles Civil allows for Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, and e-Checks.
For a Credit Card, enter the Card Holder Name, Credit Card Number, Expiration Date, CVC Number, and Billing Address before clicking the Continue button.
For an e-Check, enter the Account Type, Name on Account, Routing Number, Confirm the Routing Number, Account Number, Confirm the Account Number, and Billing Address before clicking the Continue button.
Note: Users will want to enter their account number and routing number twice to confirm the numbers entered are correct. - Upon clicking the Submit button, the system will return the user back to the main Payments Setting screen. Users may now see any new Credit Cards or e-Checks correctly added for use in Los Angeles Civil.
Pending Deletion for Los Angeles Civil Payment Accounts
If a user deletes a payment method in Los Angeles Civil, many times they will see the words (Pending Deletion) to the right of the card’s nickname in that column. Additionally, the Edit and Delete links will no longer be available in the Actions column.
A Pending Deletion means that the payment methods in question have filings that are still pending or not settled with the court. Once the court completes all reviews of filings with the payment method on it, the application will fully delete the payment type from the user’s account.