Civil Connect Portal
Electronic Document Submission
Welcome to Civil Connect, the online submission system for the Fresno County Sheriff's Civil Unit. This system allows you to electronically submit instructions and upload documents for service. Please read the mandatory compliance terms below before utilizing the portal.
To submit your service documents online, you must comply with the electronic filing prerequisites established by the Civil Unit:
- Signed Instructions: You must upload a completed and signed Judicial Council Instruction Form (SER-001) for each party you require served.
- Payment Verification: Submitting online registers your request and provides a ticket number, but the service cannot begin until payment has been made in person or verified via a court-ordered fee waiver.
- In-County Jurisdiction: The physical address of the person or business to be served must be within Fresno County boundaries.
Please prepare your files carefully prior to launching the submission wizard to prevent systemic rejections:
- Document Format: All uploaded service documents, instructions, and fee waivers must be merged and formatted as high-quality, readable PDF files.
- File Grouping: Do not break individual packets up into multiple uploaded pieces. Keep the instruction page, service papers, and waiver mapped in one contiguous document upload stream.
- Legibility: Make sure court seals, stamps, signatures, and case numbers are fully legible to prevent the processor from rejecting the submission on arrival.
File size limits apply. If your combined PDF scan is extremely large, do not submit it via the portal. Instead, mail the documents or bring them to our public window.
For assistance navigating the document submission wizard or dealing with technical upload errors:
- Upload Failure: If you receive structural processing exceptions during document upload, attempt to compress your PDF document parameters using standard scanning tools before trying again.
- Confirmation Receipt: Upon completing the online form, wait for the transaction summary page to load. Record your ticket number before leaving the portal window.
- Contact Us: If you suspect a connection dropout interrupted your session, check your email inbox for confirmation or email the Civil Unit with details at
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