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Arizona Defensive Driving Course FAQs
California Traffic School Course FAQs
Idaho Defensive Driving Course FAQs
Missouri Driver Improvement Course FAQs
Nevada Traffic Safety School Course FAQs
Tennessee Driver Education Course FAQs
FAQs for Arizona
- Points are not assessed to your motor vehicle record
- Your insurance rate does not go up
- We send your completion information to the court for you
- We send you a certificate of completion for your records
And best of all, you learn valuable defensive driving information that lasts for a lifetime!
- You must hold a valid non-commercial driver’s license. Commercial Driver’s License holders are not eligible for this course.
- 12 months must have passed since the violation date on your last traffic citation.
- You must have committed an eligible minor non-criminal moving violation [tickets that are the result of a collision involving serious injury or death are not eligible for this course].
I live in another state and received a traffic ticket in Arizona. Am I eligible to take this course?
Each of your 5 course chapters focuses on a single topic that pertains to Arizona driving and traffic laws. These topics include:
- Highway safety
- Alcohol- and drug-impaired driving
- State traffic laws
- Driving emergencies
- Vehicle maintenance
You may request an extension from the court, but whether it is granted is entirely at the discretion of the judge.
FAQs for California Course
In California, when a driver is issued a moving violation they must pay their court the violation fine amount plus a state mandated Traffic School Admin fee and request traffic school as an option with the court. Once the driver completes that step, they then can then enroll in a Licensed California Traffic Violators Course (TVS).
With Urban Traffic School, once you successfully complete the course and pass the final exam your TVS completion is electronically submitted through a secure DMV system to the Court. When the court receives the TVS completion and if all fine/fees owed to the court have been paid and traffic school was elected/approved by the court, the court will add a confidential conviction to your driving record. A confidential conviction will mask the violation from your public record. Insurance companies will not see the confidential conviction.
California Vehicle Code 1808.7 states:
(a) The record of the department relating to the first proceeding and conviction under Section 1803.5 in any 18-month period for completion of a traffic violator school program is confidential, shall not be disclosed to any person, except a court and as provided for in subdivision (b), and shall be used only for statistical purposes by the department. No violation point count shall be assessed pursuant to Section 12810 if the conviction is confidential.
(b) The record of a conviction described in subdivision (a) shall not be confidential if any of the following circumstances applies:
(1) The person convicted holds a commercial driver’s license as defined by Section 15210.
(2) The person convicted holds a commercial driver’s license in another state, in accordance with Part 383 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(3) The violation occurred in a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 15210.
(4) The conviction would result in a violation point count of more than one point pursuant to Section 12810.
(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2011.
No refunds will be issued if the student completes the course and passes the final exam, even if it turns out that the court did not dismiss the case or the point is not masked.
It is the driver/student’s responsibility to insure that they are eligible for traffic school with the court, to request traffic school from the court and to pay all court fine/fees to the court PRIOR to enrolling and completing the traffic violator’s course. Per California law, the DMV can mask 1 violation for completion of traffic school once in an 18 month period, from date of violation to date of violation. It does not matter how many times a driver attends traffic school or petitions the court for traffic school; the DMV will only mask 1 violation in 18months, period.
Urban Traffic School is not responsible nor will refund any course fees, add-ons selected by the student or shipping costs to students’ who do not follow the court instructions and state law related to requesting traffic school or who have already been given credit by the DMV for traffic school completion within the past 18 months.
If you are uncertain as to if you are eligible for traffic school or not, please review your court notice carefully; and if you have questions still, follow up with your courthouse.
Commercial Drivers must complete form DL207 - Driver License Record Correction Request - (Traffic Violations/Convictions Only) to have their driver's license corrected. For additional information contact the Mandatory Actions Unit at (916) 657-6525.
FAQs for Nevada Course
You can also take course as part of a plea bargain agreement with a court of law, or voluntarily to reduce the number of points on their driving record.
We offer three different packages: $10, $19.95 and $29.95
- The $10 course is for insurance reduction purposes only. There is no reporting to the NV DMV or the Courts. Select this course if you are interested in obtaining possible insurance premium discounts with your insurance provider. Please note, we cannot guarantee that your insurance provider will offer an insurance premium discount for completing the course. We strongly advise you to check with your insurance provider BEFORE signing up for our insurance course.
- Our $19.95 and $29.95 courses are for NV DMV and NV Court requirements and demerit point reduction on driving records.
We include all of the following in our super-low price of just $19.95:
- Unlimited access to our Internet-based course
- Course that meets DMV or Court Requirement for 5hr Course
- Documentation is Included (sending Notary docs)
- Unlimited Final Exam Attempts Included
- Sameday electronic Certificate of Completion
- Instant Exam Grades
- Nevada DMV Reporting Included
- Proof of Purchase Included
- Certificate for Court Reporting
- Unlimited access to our Internet-based course
- Course that meets DMV or Court Requirement for 5hr Course
- Documentation is Included (sending Notary docs)
- Unlimited Final Exam Attempts Included
- Sameday electronic Certificate of Completion
- Instant Exam Grades
- Nevada DMV Reporting Included
- Proof of Purchase Included
- USPS Mailed Certificate for Court Reporting
- SMS Text Message when reported to NV DMV
FAQs for Virginia Course
Taking an authorized and licensed online, computer based Driver Improvement Clinic Program such as the one we offer can help prevent your insurance premiums from being raised.
The Commonwealth requires students to spend a minimum of 8 hours on the course and pass the final exam in order to obtain course credit. Our Driver Improvement Clinic Program is a timed 8 hour course per the DMV regulations, as are all online Driver Improvement Clinic Programs in Virginia are. This means, you have to spend a minimum of 8 hours overall in the course. You cannot skip ahead.
If DMV requires you to attend a clinic, you must complete the entire eight-hour course. If you fail to satisfactorily complete the clinic within 90 days, your driving privilege will be suspended until you meet this requirement. If you are attending college outside of Virginia or you are a member of the military or a military dependent and stationed outside of Virginia, you may be eligible for an extension of the 90-day requirement. Contact the DMV for additional information on extensions and or to request one.
Safe driving points are assigned for each full calendar year that you hold a valid Virginia driver’s license and drive without any violations or suspensions. In some cases, you may also earn safe driving points by completing a driver improvement clinic. Per the Commonwealth of Virginia DMV regulations, you may be awarded 5 safe driving points, once every 24 months, after you successfully completing a driver improvement clinic.
Accrued safe points will offset points assessed on your dmv record if you have any. The highest safe driving point balance you may accumulate on your driving record is 5 points. If a court requires you to complete a clinic, the court determines if you will be awarded safe driving points.
Generally, if the court where your case is pending does not accept prepayments online, the offense with which you are charged is not “pre-payable,” or if the local court has not entered information about your case into the state database, contact the court in the locality of where your case is pending for further information.
To search for your case information, please visit http://www.courts.state.va.us/caseinfo/tickets.html and follow the instructions provided by the court regarding accessing case information online.
FAQs for Missouri Driver Improvement Program
Points on a driving record can be costly! Your vehicle insurance premiums may skyrocket for three years due to points assessed on your driving record. Taking a authorized and licensed online Driver Improvement Program (DIP) Course such as the one we offer can help prevent your insurance from being raised.
Other counties in Missouri require the FCC to process your citation to the court directly. In those counties, the driver will be required to appear in person at the courthouse to request the court’s permission to attend a DIP course for point reduction.
The name of the county where you received your ticket is found on the top of your citation in the first block. You have 30 Days to respond to the FCC.
Fine Collections Center citations will have "FCC" written in the "court" block and "due in 30 days" or similar language in the "court date" block. "FCC" is usually in the "street address" block, and the "court phone number" reads (877) 866-3926, the FCC's toll free customer service number. Additionally, each person receiving a FCC ticket will receive it in an envelope pre-addressed to the Fine Collection Center at P.O. Box 104540, Jefferson City, MO 65110-4540.
Counties that allow FCC to approve Driver Improvement Program (DIP) are:
Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Audrain, Barton, Bollinger, Boone, Buchanan, Butler, Callaway, Cape Girardeau, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Cole, Cooper, Crawford, Dade, Daviess, Franklin, Gasconade, Greene, Grundy, Harrison, Hickory, Holt, Howell, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Livingston, Macon, Madison, Marion, McDonald, Miller, Nodaway, Oregon, Osage, Pemiscot, Perry, Pike, Platte, Putnam, Reynolds, Ripley, Saline, Schuyler, Scott, Shannon, Shelby, St. Clair, Ste. Genevieve, Sullivan, Vernon, Wayne, Webster, Worth, Wright.
If the county in which you received your moving violation citation is not listed above and you want to attend the Driver Improvement Program (DIP) , you must first plead not guilty to the Fine Collection Center. FCC will then send your citation to the prosecuting attorney in the county where the citation was issued. After the prosecutor files the citation with the court, the court will notify you of a court date. If you plead guilty at the court, the court has the authority to allow you to attend DIP to avoid point assessment. However, this decision is made by the court on a case by case basis and there is no guarantee that the court will allow you to attend DIP to avoid points on your driver’s license. You should check with the court in the county where the ticket was issued to learn about local policies concerning DIP.
You have to complete your driver improvement course within 60 days of approval from the FCC.
Additional information on FCC counties and point reduction can also be found at http://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=1940
The Missouri Safety Center requires students to spend a minimum of 8 hours on the course and pass the final exam in order to obtain course credit.
Per Missouri State law, No person may attend the Driver Improvement Program (DIP) to avoid point assessment more than one time in any 36 month period.
Urban Traffic School will submit via USPS mail within 5 days of the student completing the DIP, a copy of the course completion certificate to the Missouri Department of Revenue Driver License Bureau P.O. Box 200 Jefferson City, MO 65105. Please note – This step does not replace the student’s responsibility to insure that the FCC still gets their completion certificate within their 60 day window.
FAQs for Idaho Defensive Driving Course
If you have received a traffic ticket in the State of Idaho, you would be eligible to take our online course to:
- Dismiss your ticket
- Mask points on your record
Please Note: Even if the traffic ticket is not recent, you can take this course volunteering at any point you would like to remove points from your driving record.
In Idaho, when a driver is issued a traffic ticket, generally points are added to their driving record. Upon completion of this course we will give you a completion certificate which you can provide to your DMV by mail, fax, email or in person. When you follow this steps, 3 Demerit points will be removed from your record.
FAQs for Tennessee Driver Education Course
If you have received a traffic ticket in the State of Tennessee, you would be eligible to take our online course to:
- Dismiss your ticket
- Lower your fine
- Mask points on your record
Please Note: You should talk to your court before taking our online course.
In Tennessee, when a driver is issued a traffic ticket, generally the court would require the defendant to complete our Defensive Driving Course. Upon completion of this course we will give you a completion certificate which you can provide to your court by mail, fax, email or in person. When you follow this steps as part of your agreement with the court, they will not add points to your record.
FAQs for Texas Defensive Driving Course
Due to Texas Regulations, lowest price we can charge is $25. In your $25 fee following amenities are included.
- Texas State Approved Driver Safety Course
- Unlimited Retakes of the Course until you pass.
- USPS First Class Regular Certificate Shipping
- Same Day Passing Confirmation
- SMS Notification Upon Course Completion
- Texas DMV Reporting Included
- Proof of Purchase
- Additional Certificate Copy for Auto Insurance Reduction
In Texas, when a driver is issued a traffic ticket, generally the court would require the defendant to complete our Defensive Driving Course. Upon completion of this course we will give you a completion certificate which you can provide to your court by mail, fax, email or in person. When you follow this steps as part of your agreement with the court, they will not add points to your record.