PACER stands for Public Access to Court Electronic Records, which is a government service that provides online access to federal court records. After registering for an account, users can find a case by searching the federal court where the case was filed, or search the federal courts' nationwide index. PACER only contains records from federal courts, state court records must be accessed through each individual state’s court system.
As of June 2024, the price of accessing documents through PACER is $0.30 a page from each search and accessed documents, with the maximum charge of $3.00 per document. However, some PACER users are able to have their fees waived.
For more information, please visit PACER Service Center Home Page.
[Last updated in June of 2024 by the Wex Definitions Team]