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– Civil Grand Jury Deadline Extended. Apply by: June 13, 2025. Click Here to view more. 

2025 Escheatment

If you were mailed a notice - see the claim steps/instructions here (pdf); to see if you are a claimant - see the list of payees here (pdf). Please note that the notice you received contained an error in stating that the funds were intended for victim restitution. In fact, these funds are associated with civil trust accounts, including but not limited to jury services and related matters.

Please be advised the Court is experiencing delays in traffic citation processing.

As a result, you may not be able to locate your citation when searching in the Court’s database. If your citation is not yet showing in the Courts system, please contact the traffic call center at 951-222-0384 for further instructions. Your citation will not be considered delinquent, and your date to pay and/or appear will be adjusted if your ability to timely remit payment or appear in Court has been adversely impacted by this delay. 

Notice:

The Online Copy Request, Certified Copy Request, and Request Records Search programs will no longer be available as of Thursday, January 16th, at 5:00 PM.

We’re excited to announce that new and improved services are coming soon. Stay tuned for updates!

Small Claims Assistance

Small Claims Self-Help Assistance

Small Claims forms are available through the Judicial Council, and via the court's local forms.

The following are options for assistance with filing and processing a Small Claims case:

The Riverside Superior Court provides assistance through the Small Claims Advisory program via the Self-Help Center. The Small Claims Advisors can help you with procedural matters for Small Claims free of charge. The advisor is a paralegal who is available to assist with small claims issues and procedures from filing through enforcement. They are unable to give you legal advice. There are many different ways to contact the Small Claims Advisor:

Phone: (951)274-4499 or (760)393-2163

Email: SmallClaimsAdvisory@Riverside.Courts.CA.Gov

 

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Small Claims Advisory Program 

The Small Claims Advisory program offers information to self-represented litigants on legal procedures and small claims forms over the phone and in-person.   Contact information, hours, and a link to the events calendar can be found on the Civil/Small Claims Self-Help Services flyer.