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Driving Safety Courses
If you are charged with a traffic offense, you may be eligible to take a Driving Safety Course to dismiss the charge. The request must be made on or before the appearance date on the citation. The request may be made online, in person at the Clerks' office, or by mail. (If you are under the age of 17, you must appear in open court with a parent or guardian to make the request). If you were operating a motorcycle, you may be required to take a motorcycle operator's training course. If you are charged with allowing a child to ride unsecured in a safety seat belt or a child passenger safety seat system, you must take a special driving safety course that has four hours of training on child passenger safety seat systems. At the time of the request, you must do the following:
- Plead guilty or nolo contendere
- Pay court costs
- Pay a $10 administrative fee
- Present current proof of liability insurance with your name listed as a covered driver
- Present a valid Texas driver's license or permit. (Active military and spouses or dependent children of active military may present a valid driver's license from any state.)
If you have been cited for more than one traffic violation on the same citation, you may take the Driving Safety Course for each traffic violation provided the violation is otherwise eligible. Court costs and the $10.00 administrative fee must be paid for each traffic violation you are requesting to take the Driving Safety Course for.
To be eligible for a Driving Safety Course, you:
- Cannot have taken a Driving Safety Course or motorcycle operator's course for a traffic offense within the last 12 months from the date of the current offense;
- Cannot currently be taking the course for another traffic violation;
- Cannot be the holder of a commercial driver's license (CDL) or have held a CDL at the time of the offense; and
- Have not committed one of the following offenses:
- Failure to Give Information at Accident Scene;
- Leaving Scene of Accident;
- Passing a School Bus;
- Passing an Emergency Vehicle;
- An offense in a construction or maintenance work zone when workers are present;
- Speeding 25 mph or more over the legal limit;
- Speeding 95 mph or more.
The State allows 90 days to complete the driver safety course and to provide the Court with a signed certificate of completion and a certified copy of your Texas driving record.
In order to obtain a copy of your driving record, please visit WWW.TEXAS.GOV to automatically print your (3-A version) driving record for a $12.00 fee.
The Court does not make arrangements for your attendance at the driving school, nor does the Court make any recommendations on which school to attend. The school of your choice must be certified by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR). For a list of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation certified classes, including online classes, please click here.
Failure to Comply
If you fail to provide the Court with your certificate and driving record by your due date, your case will be set to the next available Show Cause Hearing for you to explain to the judge as to why your certificate and driving record were not submitted to the court timely. Notice of the hearing will be sent to the last known address you have provided to the court. Failure to appear at the Show Cause Hearing will result in a final judgment being imposed and a conviction reported to your driving record for the offense.
You are not eligible for a Driving Safety Course if you possess a Commercial Driver's license.