Generally, criminal debt is money the Court has ordered a defendant to pay in connection with a sentence following a conviction. Criminal debt can include special assessments, restitution, and fines.

Payment of criminal debt is ordered at sentencing and is included in the Judgment in a Criminal Case form (JCC), which your supervision officer will review with you. Sometimes, the names of victims or amounts owed to victims is not known at the time of sentencing and a separate restitution hearing will be held at a later date. In those instances, an amended JCC will be docketed after the restitution hearing.

Every criminal defendant is ordered to pay a special assessment.

Check/Money Order

Payment by check or money order can be made during regular business hours at the intake counters in the Portland, Eugene, and Medford Divisions, or sent in by mail to the appropriate office address, which can be found under “Court Info” and “Contact Us” on the Court’s website, and on your payment coupon. It is important that the check or money order include the defendant’s name and case number.

Pay.gov

Payments may also be made online using Pay.gov. To use Pay.gov, you must have either a checking or savings account (ACH), debit card linked to a bank account, or a PayPal account linked to a bank account. Payment of criminal debt by credit card is not permitted. You must also know your CCAM Case Number and Defendant Number.

• Defendants who have been sentenced and ordered to pay criminal debt.
• Defendants who are on pretrial diversion and who have agreed to pay restitution as part of the diversion.
  • Defendants who are paying criminal debt as part of a diversion program must contact the Court Clerk’s Finance Department at 503-326-8000 or via e-mail at for details about making electronic payments.
• Defendants who are not prohibited from maintaining bank accounts, using electronic devices or computers, and who are not prohibited from using the internet.
• Family members or friends who wish to make a payment on a defendant’s behalf.

• Persons who have had a payment returned or rejected due to insufficient funds. Individuals in this category must continue to make payments by money order.
• Defendants whose conditions of supervision limit or eliminate the ability to maintain a bank account.
• Defendants whose conditions of supervision prohibit use of the Internet, electronic devices, or computers.

• To make criminal debt payments using Pay.gov, you will need:
• A secure internet connection;
• A checking or savings bank account (ACH), debit card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express) linked to a bank account, or PayPal account linked to a debit card or bank account;
• Your CCAM Case Number and Defendant Number.
• An e-mail address.

Your CCAM Case Number will start with DORX and may be found on your monthly payment coupons, or may be provided by your supervision officer or by calling the District Court Clerk’s Finance Department at 503-326-8000 or via e-mail at .

Your defendant number is the last three numbers of your case number. If you are the only defendant in your case (you do not have any codefendants on the same case number), then you are defendant number 001.

Contact the District Court Clerk’s Finance Department at 503-326-8000 or via e-mail at to find out which CCAM Case Number to use.

Yes. The lowest payment permitted is $5.01. The maximum single payment is $5,000 with a total of cap of $20,000 per day.

One-time payments may be made as a guest user or by creating a Pay.gov account. If you create a Pay,gov account, you will be able to store payment information (i.e., debit card or bank account information) for future payments, manage payments, and view payment history.

• Obtain your CCAM Case Number and Defendant Number.
• From your computer or other Internet accessible device, visit Pay.gov.
• In the search bar, type “ORD” and click on the magnifying glass.
• Click Continue to the Form.
• Select the appropriate form and click Continue to the Form after reading the initial instructions.
• Complete the form:
  • Enter your name, address, phone number, e-mail, and the case number, and click Continue.
  • Select a payment method and click Next.
  • Enter your account information and click Review and Submit Payment.
  • Review the summary information, check authorization and disclosure statement checkbox, and click Submit Payment.
  • Click Print Receipt on the confirmation page.

Yes. The person making the payment will need your CCAM Case Number and Defendant Number and should follow the instructions above.

• It’s convenient -- you don’t have to make a trip to the court or use a stamp!
• You instantly receive a receipt/record of your payment.

Pay.gov will not allow you to make a payment if you do not have enough money in your bank account to cover the payment.

You must make your payments by mail or in person at the intake counter if you are not permitted to use the Internet or a computer/electronic device. If you are unsure about any restrictions related to your conditions of supervision, your supervision officer can answer your questions.

For general questions about the process or questions about your CCAM Case Number, you can ask your supervision officer or contact the District Court Clerk’s Finance Department at 503-326-8000 or via e-mail at . For questions about your remaining criminal debt balance (how much you still owe), contact the Finance Department.

If you have satisfied your criminal debt and make an overpayment, a refund will be sent to you via U.S. Postal Service.

If you accidentally paid more than you intended and you still owe a criminal debt, the overage will be applied to your criminal debt. You will not be refunded.