Court runner · California
Court runner jobs in California
Court runners file papers at the clerk's window, bring back stamped copies and pull records near home in California. Runners never serve papers.
MCC Solutions, a small firm in Cranford, New Jersey, runs a nationwide network of independent contractors and is open to applicants in California.
What you'll do
What a court runner does for us
- Filing papers at county and city clerks' windows and returning the stamped (conformed) copies
- Pulling court files, deeds and other public records, and scanning them
- Occasional embassy or consulate drop-offs and pickups, nearly all of them in Washington, DC
- Recording each trip in the portal, with receipts for any fees paid at the window
What you need
To work as a court runner
- A valid driver's license (you must be 18 or older)
- Current auto insurance (no vehicle registration upload is needed for runners)
- A background check from the last 12 months; an established business can instead ask the owner to waive it, with its name and a link to its reviews
- A smartphone, for offers, scans and portal uploads
- No notary commission and no process server license: runners never serve papers
Pay
Pay, per job
The pay is on the offer itself. Take it, pass, or make a counter-offer; there are no minimums and no penalty for saying no.
Jobs are offered one at a time, as clients ask, to contractors whose travel radius covers the address, whether near Los Angeles, San Diego and San Jose or a smaller town in California. We don't guarantee any number of jobs.
This is 1099 independent contractor work.
California courts
California court facts runners use
California's small claims cases go to the Small claims court (California superior courts) (limit $12,500).
Filing fees on the official pages: claim up to $1,500 $30; over $1,500 up to $5,000 $50; over $5,000 up to $12,500 $75; filed more than 12 small claims in the past 12 months $100. When a job includes a court fee, it says so, and the receipt is reimbursed.
California court self-help page · Small claims court in California
Source: California Courts Self-Help Guide: Small claims in California; California Courts Self-Help Guide: File your Plaintiff's Claim.
From the court's official pages, read November 2026. This is not legal advice.
Apply
The form below is set to court runs and records only. Upload your driver's license, auto insurance and a background check; when every document is there and the dates check out, approval can be automatic.
Once approved you get an email to sign the independent contractor agreement and upload your W-9 in the portal; after that, offers reach you by email or by text if you turn texts on.
California court runner questions
Do court runners serve papers?
No. Court runners only file, pull records and carry documents. Serving is a separate role with its own requirements.
Do I need a vehicle registration in California?
No upload is needed for runners: a driver's license, auto insurance and a background check (or an approved waiver) are enough.
Is there steady work in California?
It depends on client requests near your ZIP, and we can't promise any volume.