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• Can my home state defensive driving schools help me get an out-of-state ticket dismissed?

  • Drivers License > Education > Traffic School

  Possibly. You’ll have to check with the state that issued you the speeding ticket to see if they will accept an out-of-state traffic school to dismiss a traffic ticket; not all states allow that. Your best option is using an online traffic school instead. Let’s say you got a speeding ticket in California, but you live in Arizona; you just sign up for a California online traffic school and take it from your Arizona home. This only works if the state accepts online traffic school as an option to meet the requirements to dismiss a traffic ticket, however, which California does. If you got the ticket in a place like Hawaii, which has no point system, you'll just have to pay the ticket instead. Online traffic schools offer the same defensive driving course material as a regular..

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• How often can I take a traffic driving school course?

  • Drivers License > Education > Traffic School

  That depends on your state, the reason you’re taking a traffic driving school course, and the traffic school itself. If you’re attending simply because you want to sharpen your driving skills and knowledge, you can enroll in a course as often as the provider allows. However, if you’re enrolling for the purpose of reducing the cost of, reducing the points accumulated because of, or wiping out altogether a traffic ticket such as a speeding ticket, check the grid below. It outlines whether and how often your state allows you to take a defensive driving or similar course for these reasons. Keep in mind that you’ll need to: Ask the court whether traffic school is an option for you. Just because your state lists it as an option doesn’t mean it will be an option for..

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• Which traffic schools are approved by the court?

  • Drivers License > Education > Traffic School

  Whether you can enroll in an online traffic school or must appear in-person for a defensive driving course depends on your state. Check the grid below; you might even see that your state allows both. Traffic schools are great options for drivers who need to reduce the points on their driving records; depending on your state, you might even be able to enroll in a defensive driving course to reduce or negate the cost of a traffic ticket or speeding ticket. Be sure to ask about both options. Keep in mind that even if your state doesn’t allow traffic schools as ways to reduce points or ticket costs, you can still enroll in one to brush up on your driving skills and maybe even get a discount on your auto insurance...

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• Which online traffic schools are approved in my state?

  • Drivers License > Education > Traffic School

  If your state approves online traffic schools, it’s either through its own defensive driving program or through an approved third-party traffic school that provides online classes. (A few states offer both, but this is usually a situation in which third-party schools have contracted with the state’s driver improvement program.) If your state approves it, enrolling in an online traffic school is a convenient way to slash the cost of or reduce points caused by a traffic ticket such as a speeding ticket or for satisfying another kind of traffic-related court judgment; however, even if the grid lists your state as offering no online option, it doesn’t mean there are no options. Be sure to ask the court or your driver licensing agency about in-class defensive driving courses...

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• How do I request to take a course from one of the state's DMV traffic schools?

  • Drivers License > Education > Traffic School

  If you live in a state that approves traffic school attendance for the purpose of point reduction or to dismiss or reduce a traffic ticket, in most cases getting court approval is as easy as simply asking your judge or hearing officer. Although the court will undoubtedly look at your driving history, getting court approval for a defensive driving course usually isn’t a problem if you’re a first-time offender or if your driving record is fairly clean. Keep in mind, though, that DMV traffic schools might not be options when more serious offenses are involved. For example, Texas won’t dismiss a speeding ticket for driving 95 mph or faster, and Arizona refuses to reduce points related to certain serious infractions. Also remember to get a list of approved DMV traffic schools..

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