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Defensive Driving
Sign up for defensive driving (if moving violation only)
Must request on or before the ticket due date (appearance date) on the citation
- If you were operating a motorcycle, you must take a motorcycle operator’s training course
- If you were the driver charged with not wearing a safety belt or transporting a child not in a safety belt or child passenger safety seat system, you must take a driving safety course that has four hours of instruction about seat belts and child passenger safety seat systems.
At the time of the request, you must do the following:
- Present proof of financial responsibility (liability insurance);
- Plead guilty or nolo contendere plea information
- Pay court costs and an administrative fee. Currently, these fees are: $107.00 for moving violations (other than school zone, $132.00 for school zone violations
You have 90 days to complete the course and return the certificate and your driving record to the court.
- Driving safety course that has been approved by the Texas Education Agency
- Motorcycle operator’s course approved by the Department of Public Safety.
You are eligible to request this course if you:
- Have not taken a driving safety course or motorcycle operator course for a traffic offense within the last 12 months;
- Are not currently taking the course for another traffic violation;
- If you do not have a Commercial Driver's License (CDL); and
- Have not committed one of the following offenses: (a) Failure to Give Information at Accident Scene; (b) Leaving Scene of Accident; (c) Fleeing or Attempting to Elude Police Officer; (d) Reckless Driving; (e) Passing a School Bus; (f) A serious traffic violation, which applies to commercial motor vehicle operators; (g) An offense in a construction maintenance zone when workers are present. (h) Speeding 25 mph or more over limit
To show the court that you are eligible, you must:
- You will be required to present your driving record to the court along with your certificate of completion providing proof that you have not taken the driving safety course within the preceding 12 months. Do not take the Drivers Safety course or order your driving record prior to coming to the court; and
What if you do not take the course in the time required and/or fail to present the court with a certificate of completion?
The court will send you a notice for a Show Cause Hearing and you can explain to the judge why you failed to show proof of completion. If you have a good reason why you were unable to present your proof within the time required, the judge may, but is not required, to grant you an extension. Your failure to be present at that hearing will result in a warrant for your arrest being issued. An additional charge may also be filed.