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SC-145Mandatory

Request to Pay Judgment to Court

California · Judicial Council of California · Effective January 1, 2007

This form is used in small claims court when a person who lost a case wants to pay the money owed to the court instead of paying the other person. It asks the court to calculate the total amount due and then record that the debt is paid.

The court describes it as: Ask the Small Claims judge if you can pay what you owe to the court instead of to the other side, if you lost your case.

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Where this fits in a case

Motions

Stage: Motions

This form is used by the person who owes money (the judgment debtor) after a small claims case has resulted in a judgment against them.

Usually filed by the person responding.

Official instructions

How-to guides published by the court for this form.

Common questions

Who should fill out this form?
The form is for the person who owes the money, called the judgment debtor.
What does this form ask the court to do?
It asks the court to calculate the total amount owed and then officially record that the judgment has been paid to the court.
Is there a fee mentioned?
The form mentions that the total amount includes the court's processing fee and other charges the court has added to the judgment.

Revision history

No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 9, 2026. The current version took effect January 1, 2007.

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