Fines are due on or before the date set by the court. Failure to pay your fine on time may result in a warrant being issued for your arrest, a suspension of your driving privileges, and/or a $100 civil assessment penalty. You may request a financial re-evaluation or modification of payments by appearing at the Revenue Recovery Division. No payment extensions will be granted. For further information you may call (661) 868-7208 .

Additional Infomation:

Repeal of Some Criminal Administrative Fees

Pursuant to Assembly Bill 1869, various statutory changes repeal a number of administrative fees related to the processing of criminal cases and eliminate debt incurred as a result of those fees. Click here for more information.

Repeal of Additional Criminal Administrative Fees

Pursuant to Assembly Bill 177, various statutory changes repeal a number of administrative fees related to the processing of criminal cases and eliminate outstanding debt incurred as a result of those fees. Click here for more information.

Check / Money Order Payment:

Make checks and/or money orders payable to Kern County Superior Court To insure your payment is credited to your case, always write your case number on your check and/or money order.

Acceptable credit cards are:

1. Visa
2. Discover Card
3. American Express
4. Mastercard

There is a service fee assessed in addition to the fine when you use a credit card or debit card to make your payment.

Revenue Recovery Division mailing address:

Misdemeanor Financial Services

• 1215 Truxtun Ave
• Bakersfield, CA 93301
• (661) 868-5393
• wmfinancialservices@kern.courts.ca.gov

Contact Misdemeanor Financial Services on your

"New" case that is non-delinquent:

• Promptly after Court hearing to pay your

New case in full

• Set up payment arrangement for New case
• Request Family Law Fee Waiver Evaluation
• Request Probate Fee Waiver Evaluation
• Domestic Violence Diversion Program (DVDP) payment

• Revenue Recovery
• 5555 California Avenue, Suite #100
• Bakersfield, CA 93309
• (661) 868-7208
• wmrrd@kern.courts.ca.gov

Contact Revenue Recover if your case is delinquent:

• To pay delinquent case(s) in full
• To make monthly payment arrangement for delinquent case(s)
• To consolidate New and delinquent case payments into one monthly payment plan

Revenue Recovery office location (for in-person payments):

1. Revenue Recovery
   5555 California Avenue, Suite #100
   Bakersfield, CA 93309
   
   
2. Outside Payment window (left of the entry doors on the south side of the building)
   Superior Court of California Metro Justice Building
   1215 Truxtun Ave
   Bakersfield, CA 93301
   
   
3. Inside the building (left after metal detectors)
   Superior Court of California, Metro Justice Building
   1215 Truxtun Ave , 1st Floor
   Bakersfield, CA 93301
   
   
4. Metro Traffic Division
   Superior Court of California, Metro Traffic Division
   3131 Arrow St
   Bakersfield, CA 93308
   
   
5. Juvenile Justice Center
   Superior Court of California, County of Kern, Juvenile Justice Center
   2100 College Ave
   Bakersfield, CA 93305

Payment Drop Box Locations:

Inside the Justice Building ( 1215 Truxtun Ave )

1. Pass through the metal detectors
2. Proceed down the hallway past the escalator
3. The drop box is located to the left, just past the traffic payment window on the left door of the entrance to traffic school payment office
4. The box is beige and labeled "Payment Drop Box"
5. No Cash Payments

Truxtun Avenue

1. The drop box is located in front of the Justice building
2. While traveling east on Truxtun Avenue, the box is on the right side of the street between L St. and N St.
3. It is blue with three white stripes on the top and the bottom and is labeled "Superior Court Traffic and Criminal Fine Payments"
4. No Cash Payments