Driver Safety Course Information
Do not take the course until you receive an Order from the court allowing you to do so
If you are charged with an offense involving the operation of a motor vehicle or a motorcycle defined by Subtitle C of the Texas Transportation Code (Rules of the Road), you may require that your citation be dismissed by successfully completing a driving safety course or a motorcycle operator training course.
You do not have the right to take a course if you are currently taking a course, or have completed a course within the 12 months preceding the date of the offense and the course was taken to secure a dismissal of a traffic citation.
You do not have the right to complete a course if you hold a commercial driver’s license or if you held a commercial driver’s license when the offense was committed.
You do not have the right to complete a course if you are charged with:
(i) passing a school bus,
(ii) failing to stop and give information or render aid following an accident, or on striking an unattended vehicle or fixture or highway landscape,
(iii) a traffic offense committed in a construction and maintenance work zone while workers were present,
(iv) speeding 95 miles per hour or more, or
(v) speeding 25 miles per hour or more over the posted speed limit,
You must have a valid Texas driver’s license or permit, or you must be a member of the United States military forces serving on active duty, or the spouse or a dependent child of a member of the United States military forces serving on active duty.
You must have proof of financial responsibility (liability insurance) with your name listed on policy.
You may not take the course if you are taking the course at the time of this request, or if you have completed a course within the 12 months preceding the date of the offense.
How to Request a Training Course Dismissal
No later than 10 days past the appearance date on your citation you must:
(i) enter a plea of guilty or no contest;
(ii) waive a trial by jury;
(iii) Driving Safety Course(iv) hold and provide a copy of a valid Texas driver’s license, or be a member, or the spouse or dependent child of a member, of the United States military forces serving on active duty;
(v) provide proof of automobile liability insurance or other proof of financial responsibility with your name listed on the policy as required by Chapter 601 of the Texas Transportation Code
(vi) Obtain & submit your 3 A Texas Driver’s Record. You can order it through DPS internet portal here:
DPS Driver's Record
(vii) Pay the required court costs of $145 in person or by mail with money order or cashier’s check.
Online payments are not accepted for these requests.
Completing the Course and Dismissal
If you are allowed to take a driving safety course or motorcycle operator training course, you have 90 days from your requested date to complete the course and present to the court in person, by mail or email:
(1) a uniform certificate of driving safety course completion, or verification of completion of the motorcycle operator training course;
(2) your driving record as maintained by the Department of Public Safety to show that no driving safety course or motorcycle operator training course was completed within the 12 months preceding the date of the offense if not submitted at time of request; and
(3) Affidavit stating that you were not taking a driving safety course or motorcycle operator training course, as applicable, under Article 45.0511, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, on the date the request to take the course was made, and that you had not completed such a course that is not shown on your driving record within the 12 months preceding the date of the offense; or if you are a member, or the spouse or dependent child of a member of the United States military forces serving on active duty who does not have a valid Texas driver's license, an Affidavit stating that you were not taking a driving safety course or motorcycle operator training course, as applicable, in another state on the date the request to take the course was made and had not completed such a course within 12 months before the offense date.
In some instances, you may be required to pay a fee not to exceed the maximum fine for the offense.
If you successfully complete the driving safety course or motorcycle operator training course as required, the charge against you will be dismissed.
