Ventura County Superior Court eFiling

eFiling in Ventura Superior Court

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Individuals without legal representation are required to make full payment of all eFiling fees upfront.

Use our California eFiling website to eFile court documents in Ventura Superior Court. We pay the court’s filing fees, on your behalf and you receive one, itemized invoice per filing. You can e-File multiple documents in a single case with the click of the mouse.

Simply login to your account, upload your legal documents through our site and we’ll provide you a stamped, conformed copy upon acceptance from court. If you do not wish to submit your documents through our portal, please send it to our Customer Service email and Direct Legal Support will process your E-filing for an additional convenience fee listed below*. Be sure to include your account number and to attach your documents as separate PDFs when directing us to E-File the assignment for you. Click on the e-Filing Portal link to set-up an online account today!

How to place an efiling order for subsequent cases (pdf)

*E-filing Fees will be assessed regardless if the e-filing submission is accepted or rejected by the court.

Additional information on Ventura County California Superior Court eFiling:

Per ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 24.04 dated 12/6/2024, the following documents are EXEMPT FROM E-FILING and shall not be filed electronically in Ventura County:

1. Trial or Evidentiary Hearing related documents, including exhibits
2. Mandatory Settlement Conference Statements/Briefs
3. Bonds/Undertakings
4. Subpoenaed documents
5. Administrative records
6. Subpoenas for Out of State Actions
7. Bench Warrants/Returns
8. Civil Harassment Restraining Order (i.e., Workplace Violence, Elder Abuse, etc.). Restraining order filings can be submitted by email to: EmergencyRestrainingOrdersFamilyandCivil@ventura.courts.ca.gov
9. Documents attached to a Notice of Lodging are to be submitted in paper form. The actual document entitled, “Notice of Lodging,” may be filed electronically.
10. Documents submitted conditionally under seal. The actual motion must be e-Filed. However, the documents the party seeks to file under seal may be submitted by conventional means with a conformed copy of the e-Filed motion attached.
11. Will, Codicil or Testamentary Trust (including Estate Planning Documents Deposited)
12. Writ Returns
13. Affidavit Re: Real Property of Small Value
14. Menacing Dog: Notice of Appeal -Administrative Hearing
15. Notice of lmpoundment of Vehicle and Notice of Hearing -lmpoundment of Vehicle
16. Out of State or Out of County Abstracts of Commissions submitted with an Application and Order for Appearance and Examination
17. Notice of Appeal of Labor Commissioner Award
18. Notice of Appeal – Civil Citation
19. Safe at Home-Name Change, including Judicial Council Form NC-410 (“Application to File Documents Under Seal in Name Change Proceeding under Adress Confidentiality Program (Safe at Home)) and Judicial Council Form NC-400 (Confidential Cover Sheet- Name Change Proceeding Under Address Confidentiality Program (Safe at Home)).
20. Request to Pay Judgment to Court (Small Claims)
21. Media Request to Photograph, Record, or Broadcast
22. Any order with an original judicial officer’s signature

The document is “Filed” at the date and time it is received by the court and the confirmation of receipt is created. Any electronically filed document received by the Court on or after midnight will be file stamped on the next court day.

How do I pay the invoice? We accept credit card or ACH Checking (Subject to Approval). Debit Cards are not accepted. We advance all filing and EFM fees. Payments are processed upon completion with the payment method on file. Payment Receipt and Individual Paid Invoices will also be emailed to the accounting contact of choice.

Disclaimer: Direct Legal can serve any legal document anywhere in the United States. Service is not guaranteed on all service of process. Additional fees may be required for service in extremely remote/rural areas. We will contact you before proceeding with your order if there is an additional fee for service in a remote location. Rates (Fees) are subject to change without notice at any time. Use of the Direct Legal Support PDF forms and or website portal creates a contract . Direct Legal Support, Inc. shall not be liable for more than $100 per assignment.