Are you eligible to take Houston defensive driving to dismiss a ticket?

Driver Safety Course Eligibility Requirements for Ticket Dismissal:

1. You have not completed an approved driver safety course within the 12 months preceding the date of the offense.

2. A plea of no contest or guilty has been given either in person or in writing on or before the date on the notice to appear.

3. You have a valid Texas Drivers License

4. You were not charged with speeding in excess of 25 mph over the posted speed limit, speeding in a school zone, work zone, or a seat belt violation.

5. You have the ability to provide evidence of financial responsibility (proof of insurance).

If eligible, traffic ticket dismissal is one of the primary benefits of taking Houston defensive driving through Texas Drive Safe.com.  After you receive a ticket what should you do next? You have 2 options after receiving a Texas traffic ticket: 

1. Present in person or by counsel a request to take an approved driver safety course (defensive driving).

2. Request in writing to the court to take a state approved defensive driving course.

With either option you must make your request on or before the court date listed on the traffic ticket.

(Option #1) - Request in Person

Your first option after receiving a ticket is to appear in person or by counsel to court on or before the date listed on the ticket.  After entering a plea of no contest or guilty, the judge will require that you successfully complete a Texas Education Agency (TEA) approved driver safety course or another course approved by the court, as long as you meet the eligibility requirements listed above.

(Option #2) - Request in Writing

Your second option after receiving a traffic ticket is to request in writing to take defensive driving.  This written requirement can be satisfied by simply filling out the back portion of the ticket itself and mailing it back to the court.  The back of the ticket allows you to enter a plea of no contest or guilty and request to take a driver safety course that is approved by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), as long as you meet the eligibility requirements listed above.  Before mailing the completed ticket back to the court, make sure to include any applicable court fees and a copy of your driving record if necessary, and be sure that it is postmarked on or before the answer date on the ticket.

What Happens After Requesting to take Houston defensive driving?

The next step is that the court will enter a judgment on your plea of no contest or guilty at the time the plea is made (in person or in writing), and will allow 90 days to successfully complete a driver safety course such as TexasDriveSafe.com. 

After completing the course then what should I do?

After completing the driver safety course you must present the court with the following: 

1)  A copy of the completion certificate from the Driver Safety Course

After successfully completing the online course you will receive 2 completion certificates by mail.  The first certificate will be labeled “COURT” for presentation to the court by the appointed deadline.  You may want to make a copy of this for your personal records.  Remember that it is your responsibility to present this certificate to the court.  You will also receive a copy labeled "Insurance", that should be copied and mailed to your insurance carrier to receive a discount on your premium. TexasDriveSafe.com or TicketSchool.com does not notify the court.  If you need to have your certificates rushed to you, notify our affiliate TicketSchool.com at (800)558-9887 and inform them of your request.

2)  A driving record as maintained by the Department of Public Safety

A copy of your driving record is also required by many courts.  You may obtain your personal driving record by clicking on the “driving record” link on the main screen of TexasDriveSafe.com website, and have it mailed to the court with you completion certificate. 

3) An affidavit stating that you were not taking a driver safety course when you made the request to the court, and that you had not completed such a course in the 12 months preceding the date of the offense for another ticket dismissal.

This information is to ensure that you have not taken a driver safety course to dismiss a traffic ticket in the 12 months prior to receiving your ticket (it does not apply if you took a course for insurance discount purposes).   Texas law allows you to take a driver safety course once every 12 months for the purposes of ticket dismissal and once every 36 months for an insurance discount. 

Does any of this go on my driving record?

After the court receives each of the items listed above, your requirements have been completely fulfilled for your ticket dismissal.  The final step is for the court to do the following:

1. Remove the judgment and dismiss the charge.

2. Report that you have successfully completed a driver safety course and the date of completion to the Department of Public Safety.

3. State the reason you took the course (ticket dismissal or insurance discount) to the DPS to provide information necessary to determine future eligibility of taking the course.

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