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• Will taking defensive driving get my traffic ticket dismissed?

  • Drivers License > Education > Traffic School

  Each state adheres to different rules regarding ticket dismissal via traffic school enrollment (see grid below). In most instances, it's a court decision, sometimes based on the severity of your traffic ticket and previous driving record. The court may mandate a specific defensive driving school or give you a list of options. If you do have a choice, look into an online traffic school. These schools come with a major convenience factor, allowing you to study at your own pace and at your own time. Upon completion a course certificate will either be sent to you or directly to the court, whichever is required in your state.  ..

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• Is it possible to pay traffic ticket online?

  • Tickets Fines Citations > Traffic Tickets

  Most states now make it easy to pay a traffic ticket via the Internet. Generally, all that's needed to pay say a speeding ticket is your citation number, a credit card and an e-mail for receipt purposes. For information on your state, you can find out if you can pay a traffic ticket online by scanning the grid below. Some states offer statewide systems. Most others offer this payment option in a limited number of courts, counties and municipalities.   Most online payment pages provide easy-to-follow instructions. Some you'll find may offer the service only for paying parking tickets, and not citations such as a speeding ticket. ..

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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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• Does the court approve online traffic improv courses?

  • Drivers License > Education > Traffic School

  Check your state in the grid below. Judging by the grid, it seems that very few states or courts outright approve traffic improv courses; however, this doesn’t necessarily mean the final answer is no. Many states approve long lists of in-class and even Internet-based defensive driving courses and within those lists might be an online traffic school that offers the comedy improv courses. So, think of this grid as outlining the states that specifically put their seals of approval on traffic improv courses as sufficing the traffic school attendance requirements for reducing driver record points, dismissing or lowering the cost of a speeding ticket or other traffic ticket, or otherwise satisfying a court judgment; if the grid doesn’t list your state as one of those, you can always..

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• What is the cell phone law in my state?

  • Laws and Legal Info > Traffic and Safety Laws

  Before trying to contact a friend or family member while driving, know the cell phone law of the state you're in. Otherwise you may receive a traffic ticket with a hefty fine. This also applies to text messaging, which many states, over the last year, have enacted laws banning this practice. If you need to know your state's cell phone traffic law, contact your DMV or state police. Or, if you need to know now, consult the grid below.  ..

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