Request Procedure
If you are charged with a traffic offense, you may be eligible to ask the judge to take a driving safety course to dismiss the charge. The request must be made on or before the appearance date on the citation. It must be made in person. If you are 16 years old or younger, you must appear in open court with a parent or guardian to make the request.

If you were operating a motorcycle, you may be required to take a motorcycle operator’s training course. If you are charged with allowing a child to ride unsecured in a safety belt or a child passenger safety seat system, you must take a special driving safety course that has four hours of training on child passenger safety seat systems.

Requirements
At the time of the request, you must do the following:

• Meet eligibility requirements
• Pay a $10 administrative fee, if required
• Pay court costs
• Plead guilty or no contest 
• Present a valid Texas driver’s license or permit - Active military and spouses or dependent children of active military may present a valid driver’s license from any state
• Present proof of financial responsibility (insurance)

The case will be deferred for 90 days. During that time, you must:

• Complete a driving safety course approved by the Texas Education Agency or a motorcycle operator’s course approved by the Department of Public Safety and present the completion certificate to the court
• Present a certified copy of your driving record from the Department of Public Safety that shows that you have not had a driving safety course within the preceding 12 months from the date of the current offense
• Swear to an affidavit that you were not taking a driving safety course at the time of the request for the current offense and that you have not taken one that is not shown on your driving record

Consequences
If you do not present the required documents in time, the court will notify you that you must return to see the judge and explain why you failed. The judge may, but is not required to, allow you to file the proper papers for an extension at that time. Your failure to be present at that hearing will result in a conviction, a fine being assessed, and a capias pro fine for your arrest being issued.