Monthly payments can be made with Automatic Withholding (ACH), online, in person, through the mail, or over the phone. Payments made with a credit card are subject to a service fee from the credit card vendor. Be sure to include your name and case number to ensure proper credit to your case.

ACH is a form of automatic payment. Once you set this up, payment is drafted from your bank account and applied directly to your case.

  1. Fill out completely and sign the Automatic Withholding Form (ACH) and submit to paymentplan@citrusclerk.org
  2. Submit a voided check from the bank account being signed up. Deposit slips, starter checks with bank printed personal information, and documentation from the bank printed on bank letterhead will also be accepted
  3. You can choose from our two withdraw dates, the 10th or the 20th of each month depending on your payment plan due date. Your chosen withdraw date needs to be at least 4 days before your payment plan due date

To cancel/change your Automatic Withholding:

  • Any changes or cancellations to your ACH Automatic Withholding must be submitted 5 business days before the scheduled withdraw date
  • The change or cancellation must be submitted in writing. Please Fill out completely and sign the ACH Automatic Withholding Cancellation Form (PDF) and submit to paymentplan@citrusclerk.org

Payments can be made online with a debit/credit card. The online payment center can be used 24 hours a day to ensure timely payments. There is a service fee for using a credit card and any payment made after 4pm will be posted the following business day.

Payment by cash, check, money order or debit/credit card can be made at one of our offices located at:

  • Citrus County Courthouse, Clerk of Court 110 N Apopka Ave Inverness, FL 34450
  • West Citrus Government Center, Clerk of Court 1540 N Meadowcrest Blvd Crystal River, FL 34429

Check or money order can be mailed to:
Citrus County Clerk of Court
110 N Apopka Ave
Inverness, FL 34450

To make a payment by phone, please call (352) 341-6424 Option 1 Monday - Friday 7am - 12am and Saturday - Sunday 9am - 6pm EST.

There is a service fee for processing payments over the phone. Once you have submitted your payment, you will receive an email from the credit card vendor letting you know if the court has accepted or rejected your payment. Please be sure to have your case number ready when calling to ensure proper credit to your case.

By subscribing to Citrus County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller’s Text Message Service you agree to the following Terms and Conditions:

Mobile Phone Ownership and Mobile Number: When you subscribe to Citrus County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller's text message service you are confirming the mobile phone number you use to subscribe is the mobile number associated with your mobile phone.

Voluntary Participation: Citrus County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller offers this text message service to you in connection with the collection of court fines and fees. This is a voluntary service you may start or stop at anytime.

Purpose: The purpose of this text message service is to allow you to obtain information about your account(s) associated with this mobile phone number. The purpose is also to allow Citrus County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller to send certain kinds of text messages to you using the mobile phone number you use to subscribe.

Accounts Subscribed: This text message service allows you and the Citrus County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller to communicate about any accounts in our case management system, now or in the future, associated with the mobile phone number you use to subscribe. Accounts Subscribed placed with us that are closed, inactive, subject to a cease communication or otherwise prohibited from collection activity will be excluded from this text message service.

Consent: By subscribing to this text message service, you consent to participate in Citrus County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller's text message service and understand and agree:

  • Citrus County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller may send limited types of text messages to you about Account(s) Subscribed to this service as described below in Citrus County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller Initiated Text Message Service;
  • When you text a Key Word to a short code you consent to receive an immediate, automated text message response to be sent to you from Citrus County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller’s automated, text message service regardless of the time of day, day of week or frequency of the communications; and
  • Text messages sent to you by Citrus County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller may appear on the face of your mobile phone or device and you will manage the settings associated with how text messages are displayed on your phone or device to protect your confidential information.

Text Message Service Termination Process: Citrus County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller and its agents do not have the ability to unsubscribe you from this text message service without your participation. To terminate participation or Unsubscribe from Citrus County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller's text message service, you need to text the word STOP, OPTOUT. Unsubscribing from Citrus County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller's text message service will not revoke or cancel other types of permissions you have granted Citrus County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller using the mobile number you use to subscribe to this text message service.

By enrolling in this text message service, you consent that following such a request to unsubscribe, you will receive a one-time text message from Citrus County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller confirming your removal from Citrus County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller's text message service. Following such confirmation message, no additional text messages will be sent unless you voluntarily subscribe again to this text message service.

If you deactivate the mobile number you used to subscribe to Citrus County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller's text message service, Citrus County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller will unsubscribe you from its text message service and send you a one-time text message confirming your removal from Citrus County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller's text message service. Following such confirmation message, no additional text messages will be sent unless you voluntarily subscribe again to this text message service.

Translation of Abbreviations: Citrus County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller's text message service uses abbreviations when communicating with you. Please refer to this abbreviation translation list or contact Citrus County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller if you have questions or need assistance.

  • # - consumer's mobile phone number
  • 2 - abbreviation for the word “to”
  • 4 - abbreviation for the word “for”
  • Acct - account(s) associated with the mobile phone number and phone you used to subscribe and
  • which you alone, own, use or have access
  • Comm - communicate or communication
  • Comms - communications
  • DL- Driver's License
  • Info - information
  • Msg or Msgs - message or messages
  • Msging - messaging
  • Msg&DataRatesMayApply - message and data rates may apply
  • Multpl - multiple
  • Opt- Option
  • Pls - please
  • Pmt - payment
  • Rcpt - receipt
  • Rcv - receive
  • Rcvd - received
  • Rcving - receiving
  • Req - request
  • Txt - text

Text HELP to receive the phone number of our customer service representative who can provide you with further information about your Account(s) Subscribed or URL to Citrus County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller's website.

Text STOP to unsubscribe from Citrus County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller’s text message service. By texting any one of these key words you consent and agree to receive a one-time text message from Citrus County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller confirming you have been unsubscribed from this text message service.

Text TERMS to request a link to the Terms and Conditions. Citrus County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller Initiated Text Message Service: Citrus County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller may at times decide to initiate text messages to the mobile phone number you use to subscribe to its text message service.

Electronic Payment Reminder - Citrus County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller may send you a text message reminder to notify you of the amount and the date when your payment plan agreement is due.

Failed Payment Notification - Citrus County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller may send you a text message if your payment did not process due to insufficient funds in the account or another problem which prevented the processing of the payment. New Activation - Citrus County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller may send you a text message to notify you that you have opted in to a text messaging service fo reminders on your payment plan.

Past Due - Citrus County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller may send you a text message reminder to notify you a scheduled payment was missed and invite you to make a payment. Past Due Pending Suspension - Citrus County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller may send you a text message reminder to notify you a scheduled payment was missed and your driver’s license and invite you to make a payment.