March 23rd, 2020

Effective March 23, 2020, the Merced Superior Court Clerk’s Offices will reduce or close office hours to the public as follows:

Administration – 627 West 21st Street, Merced, CA 95340

  • Office will be closed with the exception of deliveries

Human Resources – 627 West 21st Street, Merced, CA 95340

  • Office will be closed

Merced Traffic Division – 720 West 20th Street, Merced, CA 95340

  • Clerk’s Office will be closed
  • Online Payments can be made on our website at www.mercedcourt.org

Merced Criminal Division – 2260 “N” Street, Merced, CA 95340

  • Clerk’s Office will be closed, except for essential criminal filings

Civil/Probate and Juvenile Dependency Divisions – 627 West 21st Street, Merced, CA 95340

  • Clerk’s Office will be open from 8:00 am – 12:00 pm to address essential functions only (restraining orders, ex parte matters, emergency petitions, etc.)

Juvenile Delinquency – 2840 West Sandy Mush Road, Merced, CA 95341

  • Clerk’s Office will be closed, except for essential electronic filings

Family Law Division – 2260 “N” Street, Merced, CA 95340

  • Window has been temporarily relocated to the Criminal Clerk’s Office on the first floor of the 2260 “N” Street courthouse
  • Clerks’ Office will be open from 8:00 am – 12:00 pm for essential functions re: domestic violence restraining orders and emergency ex parte matters only

Merced Collections

  • Offices will be closed for all locations
  • Online Payments can be made on our website at www.mercedcourt.org or by calling (209) 725-4220 for assistance

Los Banos Division – 1159 “G” Street, Los Banos, CA 93635

  • Clerk’s Office interior counters will be closed to the public. Walk-up windows will be open from 8:00 am — 12:00 pm for essential matters only (restraining orders, emergency petitions and emergency ex parte matters).
  • Online Payments can be made on the website at www.mercedcourt.org or via the drop-box located in the parking lot

Self Help Center

  • Center is closed for walk-in services
  • Telephone assistance is available 8:00 am – 3:00 pm at (209) 725-4168
  • Email assistance is available at selfhelp@mercedcourt.org or smallclaims.advisor@mercedcourt.org

Drop-boxes – Payments and court documents may be deposited before 4:00pm at the following locations:

  • Merced courthouse, near the set of double doors on the southwest corner of 627 West 21st Street
  • Merced courthouse, outside the front doors at 2260 “N” Street
  • Merced Traffic, outside the front doors at 720 West 20th Street
  • Los Banos, 1159 “G” Street, in the parking lot

Mandatory Electronic Filing

  • Local Rule of Court 2E mandates e-filing for limited, unlimited, and complex civil actions and in non-DCSS family law and probate matters. Parties that are exempt from e-filing are encouraged to utilize this service at http://www.odysseyefileca.com/.

Additional information is available on the Merced Superior Court web site at www.mercedcourt.org.

View the Notice Re: Limited Clerks Office Hours here.

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