So, apparently my character has been a bad bad boy in Whiterun. I'm not sure how it happened, maybe a Thalmor group that I killed. But I have a bounty large enough in Whiterun that the moment I enter Dragonsreach, all heck breaks loose and everyone tries to kill me. And they won't stop when I sheath weapons and try to surrender.

Is there any way to actually pay my fines, or go to jail, or whatever to resolve this problem? Or, failing all that, is there a command to clear the bounty?

Do all the guards attack on sight, even those outside Whiterun?

If not then you could try talking to then and get your fines paid, or bribe if you are a Thieves Guild member.

player.setcrimegold 0 worked in Oblivion, not sure about Skyrim though.

Give it a try and see if it works.

Edit: Did a quick google search and found this.


paycrimegold

" This command can be used to pay one's bounty when guard interactions will not allow for it. Simply select the a guard of the faction with bounty and enter paycrimegold with no added ids or "player." in front. This will remove the bounty and make guards stop chasing you, but will also place you in front of the factions prison (as if you payed off a bounty regularly).
Note: If ones bounty is removed as illustrated by the crime tab (under General Stats in escape menu) and guards proceed to attack you, take out your weapon and sheathe it to force guards to stop attacking. "

I can't seem to find the person in the thieves guild I could pay to take away my bounties?

It must have been some kind of glitch. I went back to Whiterun to try and pay the bounty, or use the command to clear it. Now everything is normal and nobody attacks me. If I try to talk to the guards, even the Dragonsreach guards, I just get the normal conversational stuff. Weird. But I am glad that it is working properly now.

Thanks for the replies