Court-Ordered Debt Payment Instructions
Western Union is the only payment option to pay your court-ordered debt (COD) to the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) offers to expedite the release of your driver license. If you have any other referring court-ordered liabilities, they must also be paid. To expedite (speed up) the release of your license:
- Call the referring office that placed the hold on your driver license and ask: “Does your office accept Western Union payment in full through the California Franchise Tax Board’s COD account to expedite the release of my license?”
- If the answer is yes, then pay your COD account in full through Western Union and provide COD with the Western Union Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN).
- If the answer is no, ask the referring office if they accept other payment options to expedite the release.
WESTERN UNION
This service charges a fee.
- Go to Western Union—Send Money to pay online, in person, or by phone.
- Check Pay A Bill box
- Provide one of the following:
- Company name: CA Franchise Tax Board
- City code (no spaces): FranchiseTaxBoard
- Account number: Enter account number
- Attention: Court-Ordered Debt
- Amount: Enter payment amount
- Speed: Check Urgent box
- Once payment is complete, Western Union will give you a Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN).
- Call COD at 916.845.4064 and provide your MTCN to verify payment.
WEB PAY
Login to My COD Account online (https://www.ftb.ca.gov/online/Court_Ordered_Debt/index.asp) and go to “Pay Now.” Have the following information ready:
- Your COD account number
- Billing number on your COD notice
- Bank account holder last name
- Checking or savings account number and routing number
CREDIT CARD
This service charges a fee. Have the following information ready:
- Jurisdiction Code: 1584
- Payment type: Court-Ordered Debt Payment
- Your COD account number
- Billing number on your COD notice
- Pay online: Go to Official Payments—Make a Payment and select State Payments.
- Pay by phone: Call 800.272.9829 and select option 2 State Payments.
CHECK, MONEY ORDER, OR CASHIER’S CHECK
- Pay to Court-Ordered Debt Collections.
- Write your full name, account number, and billing number on your payment.
- Mail your payment and the top portion of your notice to: Court-Ordered Debt Collections, Franchise Tax Board, PO Box 1328, Rancho Cordova, CA 95741-1328