For insurance discount:
Some insurance companies will give a discount (usually 10%) for three years on the liability portion of your auto insurance premiums if you provide proof of completion of one of the approved driving safety courses. You can check with your insurance agent to see if you can get discount by taking the defensive driving course.
To dismiss a ticket:
Texas state law allows you to dismiss one traffic ticket every 12 months by taking a TEA-approved driving safety course.
Most municipal court judges and justices of the peace require you to contact the court before you take the driving safety course for purposes of ticket dismissal
To prevent delays, added expenses, or a requirement that you repeat the course, you should always obtain permission to take the course from the court first.
In addition to the price that you will pay for the driving safety course, some courts will charge a court fee for you to take a driving safety course and also require you to obtain a copy of your driving record from the Department of Public Safety (DPS).
A certificate of driving safety course completion cannot be saved and used for a later traffic violation. You must complete the driving safety course AFTER the traffic violation, and the court may dismiss only one charge for each completion of a course. [Code of Criminal Procedure, Art. 45.0511].
If you have a driver license from another state and receive a traffic ticket in Texas, you may (with the Texas judge's permission) be allowed to take a Texas driving safety course to dismiss that ticket - it's up to the judge. If the judge approves you to complete a Texas driving safety course for that purpose, you can take it outside of Texas via one of the approved online courses at www.tea.state.tx.us/drive/online.html
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