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 before the appearance date on the citation (21 business days from the date of the citation).  It may be made either orally in person or in writing through the mail.  If you were operating a motorcycle and request to take a driving safety course, you must take a motorcycle operator’s training course.

1. Have not taken a driving safety course for a traffic offense within the last 12 months;
2. Are not currently taking the course for another traffic violation;
3. Have not committed the offense of speeding 25mph over the speed limit; and
4. Have not committed one of the following offenses:
  (a) Failure to Give Information at Accident Scene;
  (b) Leaving Scene of Accident.
  (c ) Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Police Officer;
  (d) Reckless Driving
  (e) Passing a School Bus
  (f) A serious traffic violation, which applies to commercial motor       vehicle operators;
  (g) An offense in a construction maintenance zone when workers are       present.
5. Did not have a commercial drivers license on the date of violation.

At the time of the request, you must do the following:
1. Present proof of financial responsibility (liability insurance);
2. Show proof that you hold a valid Texas Drivers License that is not a commercial drivers license
3. Plead guilty or nolo contendere; and
4.Pay court costs and an administrative fee totaling $112 for violations not occurring in a school zone and $137 for violations in a school zone.