Driving Safety Course (Defensive Driving)

You are eligible to take driving safety course if:

• You are not currently taking or signed up to take a driving safety course for any other court 
• You have a valid Texas driver’s license that is not a commercial driver’s license.
• You have not taken a driving safety course in order to have a citation dismissed within 12 months from the date of your citation.
• You have proof that you are covered as an insured driver under a motor vehicle insurance policy.
• You have committed one of these traffic violations: Moving violations that are eligible for defensive driving.

Requirements
To take a driving safety course, you may submit a request in person, by mail, or email.  Your request must include:

• Written notice that you want to take a driving safety course. (Click here for court form)
• A colored copy of your valid Texas driver’s license.
• A copy of your motor vehicle insurance policy with your name listed as an insured driver.
• A copy of your Texas driver record, type 3A, that you may order online at www.texas.gov
• Payment of the fee at the time of your request for the driving safety course. (Click here for methods of payment.)
  • $144.00 for violations outside of a school zone.
  • $169.00 for violations within a school zone.

        Your request must be submitted within 10 days of receiving your citation.  If you need more time, please contact the Court at (979) 415-2757 or courtclerk@lakejacksontx.gov.

The following conditions make you ineligible for the driving safety course:

• You possess a commercial drivers license (CDL)
• Driving in a construction or maintenance zone when workers present 
• Leaving the scene of an accident after causing damage to a vehicle 
• Leaving the scene of an accident and failing to give information and/or render aid 
• Passing a school bus loading or unloading children 
• Speeding 25 or more miles per hour over the posted speed limit