Pay Filing Fee

Overview

  • CM/ECF includes an interactive payment module called Pay.gov.
  • Pay.gov is the U.S. Department of Treasury website for making secure electronic payments to federal government agencies.
  • All electronic filers are required to pay filings fees through Pay.gov.
  • Payments can be made
    • Directly from your bank account (ACH)
    • Credit or debit cards
      • American Express
      • Discover
      • MasterCard
      • Visa

    • Payment Panel

    • The Summary of current charges panel appears during the electronic filing process when a new case is commenced or a document that requires a fee is filed.
    • Click Pay Now or Continue Filing to pay later.
    • Re-enter your PACER password. A PACER screen will appear with the fee amount and any stored credit card or ACH information, as well as options to enter a credit card or an ACH account. You may store up to three payment methods.
    • Filing fees must be paid by 11:59 p.m., Mountain Time, on the day you file the documents or CM/ECF will automatically lock your account for e-filing purposes. To restore your e-filing privileges, log into CM/ECF, click on Utilities, and select Internet Payments Due. After completing the payment process, all menus should display. If they do not, refresh your screen.