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Find your case number during the ePay process

If you are using ePay to pay court fees and don’t know your case number, please follow the steps on this page to find it.

Searching for the case and using the ePay button

Warning: Already know your case number?

If you already know your case number, use Quick Pay instead of ePay.

  1. Go to the MassCourts website

    Go to the MassCourts website where you will see this home page.

    Screenshot of the MassCourts.org home page
    Figure 1. Home page
  2. Complete the security check

    Check the I’m not a robot checkbox.

  3. Search public records

    At the bottom of the home page, select the Click Here to Search Public Records button. You will then see this Search screen.

    Screenshot of the MassCourts.org search screen
    Figure 2. Search screen
  4. Choose a court department

    Once you choose a Court Department from the dropdown menu, the Court Division field will appear.

    Screenshot of the MassCourts.org search screen showing the Court Division field
    Figure 3. Search screen showing Court Division field
  5. Select the Court Division field

    Pick a Court Division from the dropdown menu. The screen then expands to show four tabs: Name, Case Type, Case Number, and Ticket/Citation Number. The Name tab will not work. The only tab that works for ePay is the Case Type tab.

    Screenshot of the MassCourts.org search screen Court Division field with Case Type tab highlighted
    Figure 4. Search screen with tabs
  6. Select the Case Type tab

    Screenshot of the MassCourts.org search screen Case Type tab
    Figure 5. Search screen with Case Type tab selected
  7. In the Case Type tab, take the following steps:

    1. Begin Date: Enter a date for the beginning of the 30-day date range in which the case was filed.
    2. End Date: Enter a date for the end of the 30-day date range in which the case was filed.
    3. Select the case type.
    4. Click the Search button to view the search results.
  8. Pay

    On the search results screen, find your case and click the Pay button. You will see the case information screen.

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Last updated: October 31, 2023

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