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Online Case Payments 

From Pennsylvania’s  
Unified Judicial System  

The PAePay® online case payments site allows 
the public to securely make payments on cases 
and payment plans with outstanding balances in 
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Common 
Pleas and Magisterial District courts. Payments 
are accepted using Visa, MasterCard, Discover 
and American Express, as well as by ATM/Debit 
cards. 

his brochure will demonstrate the basic steps for 

making a payment on a case or payment plan 
online. 

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Important Information 

Please review the following information: 
•  Not all cases can be paid through PAePay . Therefore, you 
may have other outstanding financial obligations with the 
courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that do not 
appear in PAePay. 

•  Individual courts may restrict certain individuals or cases 
from online payment. Certain types of cases will also be 
restricted from online payment.  

•  Failure to pay your amount due on any cases or payment 

plan could result in the issuance of a warrant, suspension of 
your driver’s license, or other court actions. When making a 
payment, if you cannot pay in full, your total payment must 
still be satisfied by any court mandated due date.  

•  The processing of payments is dependent upon the 

individual court to which the payment has been made. 
Please submit any payments that are time-sensitive with 
enough time to process the payments. Payments submitted 
without sufficient processing time may not prevent further 
court action. 

•  Only Traffic, Non-Traffic, Summary, Summary Appeal and 
Criminal cases can be paid through PAePay. If you choose 
to plead not guilty to a traffic citation, you must attend a 
hearing and you will not be able to use PAePay until the 
case is fully disposed. 

Any questions regarding your cases, payment 
obligations, and due dates should be directed to the 
court where the case was filed. 

Credit/Bank Cards 
Accepted:* 

Need more details? 

Additional information on how to use the PAePay 
online case payments site is available in the User 
Guide. Access the User Guide by opening the 
PAePay page and clicking on the Help link in the 
upper-right corner. The User Guide also provides 
troubleshooting recommendations.  

lease note that due to the technology used in 
creating the site, using Google Chrome is recom-
mended. The use of pop-up blockers may prevent 
the site from working properly. The reporting 
functions on the site require Adobe Acrobat  
Reader. 

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og onto https://ujsportal.pacourts.us and 

click on Fines, Costs, & Restitution under the 
Pay Online menu! 

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Ready to get started? 

Administrative Office of 
Pennsylvania Courts 

Need more help? 
Click Help & Support to find 
help topics and tutorials. 

* For your protection, credit/debit card information is 

not saved when processing an online payment 
through the PAePay system. 

Searching for  cases and payment plans on which to make a payment 

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When the online payment page opens, there are several options available in the Search By dropdown to find the case you are looking for. You can search 
by Citation Number, Payment Plan Number, Docket Number, name of the person, or organization/company on the case.  

Making the Payment - Basic Steps 

2  If searching by Citation Number, Payment Plan Number or Docket 
Number,  there  is  a  field  available  to  search  directly  by  that  num-
ber.  Enter  the  number  in  that  field  exactly  as  it  was  provided  to 
you by the court or on your citation, including any dashes, spaces, 
or zeros. 

OR 

If  searching  by  name,  enter  at  least  the  Last  Name,  First  Name, 
Court  Type,  and  County.  Enter  additional  information  in  the  re-
maining fields to return fewer results in the search. 

After entering the information for the search, click SEARCH.  

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Adding cases or payment plans to the shopping cart 

When  cases  or  payment  plans  are  displayed,  select  the 
checkboxes for each case or payment plan that you want to 
make a payment. Click ADD TO CART to go to the shopping 
cart.  

Making a payment on the cases or payment plans in the shopping cart 

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If making a payment on an undisposed Traffic case, you will 
need  to  click  ACCEPT  in  order  to  proceed  to  the  shopping 
cart. This will enter a plea of guilty on the case.  

In the shopping cart, enter the Amount to Pay for each case 
or payment plan. Click CHECKOUT.  

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On the Checkout page, enter the contact information for the person making the payment. Click CONTINUE. On the Payment screen, enter your credit or 
debit card information. Review the details displayed and select the “I agree to the Terms and Conditions” checkbox. A  convenience  fee  of  $2.75  will 
be added to your total payment amount.  Click the PAY button. You will receive a confirmation. Print the confirmation for your records.