Fines, Costs & Restitution
If you are sentenced in Circuit Court and ordered to pay fines, costs, restitution or any other financial obligation, the total amount of those financial obligations is due on the date of sentencing pursuant to MCR 1.110. Michigan Complied Law 600.4803 states, in pertinent part: “(1) A person who fails to pay a penalty, fee, or costs in full within 56 days after that amount is due and owing is subject to a late penalty equal to 20% of the amount owed.”
If you are convicted of or have pled guilty to a felony or high misdemeanor crime, your financial obligations (Fines, Costs, Restitution, Etc.) must be paid on the date of sentence in accordance with Michigan Court Rule.
Make a Payment Online
Circuit Court fines, costs, and restitution can be paid online with a credit card.
Other Ways to Pay
The Circuit Court Records Division accepts cash, money orders, bank drafts, certified checks, MasterCard and Visa only. No personal checks are accepted.
To pay by mail, send money orders or certified check to:
Circuit Court Records
Room 320
414 Washington Avenue
Grand Haven, MI 49417
Be sure to write your case/file number on the face of the document you send.
Phone
To pay by telephone using MasterCard or Visa, call (616) 846-8311.
In-Person
Circuit Court payments may be at the following County Clerk Office locations.
The Circuit Court Records Division accepts cash, money orders, bank drafts, certified checks, MasterCard and Visa only. No personal checks are accepted.
Grand Haven County Building, 414 Washington Avenue, Room 320, Grand Haven
(Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm)
Fillmore Office, Family Division 12120 Fillmore St., West Olive
(Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm)
Holland Branch Office, 12251 James St., Holland
(Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 11:30am & 12:30pm – 5:00pm)
Financial Obligations
Additional information regarding financial obligations to 20th Circuit Court:
- Serving jail/prison time does not relieve defendant from the responsibility to pay financial obligation.
- Financial obligations assessed by the Court are due until paid. Time does not make them disappear. There is no statute of limitations on assessed fines, fees, costs, and restitution.
- Financial obligations assessed by Circuit Court are not discharged by bankruptcy.
- An Order to Remit Prisoner Funds for the Department of Corrections will be withdrawn when the defendant is paid in full. Questions about the amount paid should be directed to MDOC.
- Fifty-six (56) days after sentence date, a 20% late fee will be assessed to unpaid fines and costs in accordance with Michigan Compiled Law 600.4803; this fee does not apply to unpaid restitution balance.
Change of Address
It is the defendant’s responsibility to keep the Court notified of current address. Important information, such as potential hearing dates, enforcement orders, wage assignments, tax garnishments, and other enforcement information, may not come to your attention, resulting in a bench warrant being issued. The Court must be notified of change of address in addition to notifying your probation/parole agent, if any.
Questions?
Call (616) 846-8315