NOTE: This is not the same as “restitution” (for example, paying a victim for a damaged property) – that info is located here. Court costs are costs paid based on the type of case, etc. If your case is dismissed, you will not have court costs; guilty pleas or a finding of guilt will result in an order that you pay court costs unless you are sentenced to prison (and then the State will be ordered to pay those costs).

You need:

• Case number*
• Credit Card of Checking Account Number

If you don’t know your case number go to Casenet > https://www.courts.mo.gov/cnet/welcome.do (and search by name)

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Once you have the case number (e.g., 25SF–CR123456-01)*  go to the payment site at >> https://www.courts.mo.gov/pbw 

*FYI: First two digits are the year (2025); SF or SG = county (i.e., St. Francois or Ste. Genevieve); CR means “Criminal” (vs. TR = traffic); and  the numbers are the order which the cases were filed (0000001 = first case of the year); + some cases have a -01 or -02 after it… this means it is in the Circuit Court (not the Associate Circuit Court)

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There are three initial steps when you get to the  go to the payment site at >> https://www.courts.mo.gov/pbw 

I – Select Court from Drop-down Menu (e.g., St. Francois County)

II – Type in the case number

III – Click “Search Button”

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When you do this, you will get following page with the info from your case listed (not blacked-out as I have here) >

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Fill out all the info (including your email address so you get a receipt)  and then click “Continue”

Please note that as the previous page notes: “There is a convenience fee assessed based on the amount of the transaction when payment is made by credit/debit card. There is a .50 cent flat rate fee when payment is made by electronic check.” The fee for credit card is located here: https://www.courts.mo.gov/pbw/search.do?execution=e6s1#  

As of the date I created this page the fees are:

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*This page shows the myPD instructions for online payment. Here is a link to the Court’s info page showing this and other payment options: https://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=74173 ;

Additionally, here is a link to the handout  (PDF) provided by the Ste. Gen Clerk > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DCtjrRyJTna4-mIWXDU_Kf-JG-ugi0Ev/view?usp=sharing 

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