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How to dismiss a Texas traffic ticket with a driving safety course

Texas does not let a website “erase” a citation. What the law does allow, for many Class C traffic offenses, is a driving safety course (DSC) — the same program people call defensive driving. If the court named on your ticket grants the request, you complete a TDLR-approved six-hour course, file the paperwork on time, and the court may dismiss the charge so it is not reported as a conviction.

TicketBeGone is that course: TDLR Course Provider #CP1119, $25.00 all-inclusive with English and Spanish versions included. Use this page to understand the statewide process, then open the official page for your city or county court.

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The legal framework (in plain language)

For years this process lived in Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45.0511. Texas recodified justice and municipal court procedures into Chapter 45A (effective 2025). Houston and other courts now cite provisions such as Art. 45A.354. The policy is the same: eligible defendants may have a qualifying charge dismissed after a TDLR-approved driving safety course or, for motorcycle offenses, a motorcycle operator course.

The citation itself must generally tell you that you may be able to request dismissal by completing a driving safety course. That notice is not a promise that your particular offense qualifies.

Who usually qualifies

• You have a valid Texas driver license or permit, or you qualify under the military / military-family exceptions the court recognizes.
• You can show financial responsibility (liability insurance) as the court requires.
• The charge is a qualifying traffic offense, not a statutory exclusion.
• You have not already taken a driving safety course to dismiss a ticket in the 12 months before this offense (courts count this carefully).
• You request DSC on time, enter the plea the court requires, and pay court costs.
• You are not a commercial driver license holder, and you did not hold a CDL when the offense was committed (CDL cases are generally excluded).

Who usually does not qualify

• Speeding 25 mph or more above the posted limit.
• An offense in a construction or maintenance work zone while workers were present.
• Passing a stopped school bus (Transportation Code § 545.066).
• Failing to stop and give information or render aid after a collision.
• A “serious traffic violation” as defined for this procedure.
• Commercial driver license holders (and offenses committed while holding a CDL).
• You already used DSC dismissal in the prior 12 months, or you are currently taking a course for that purpose.

Judges also have discretionary room on some charges. “By right” and “by permission” are not the same. If the clerk says you must appear, make sure you appear.

The six steps that actually dismiss a ticket

1. Identify the court. Municipal court, justice of the peace precinct, and county court are different doors. The court on the citation is the only one that can grant DSC for that ticket.
2. Request DSC before the appearance date (or the court’s stated cutoff). Use the court’s form, window, mail, or portal.
3. Plead guilty or no contest if required. DSC is not a not-guilty trial. If you want to contest the facts, talk to the court about a trial setting instead.
4. Pay court costs and any DSC administrative fee the court assesses. These are not TicketBeGone’s $25 course fee.
5. Complete a TDLR-approved six-hour driving safety course. TicketBeGone is self-paced, with English and Spanish versions available, and a PDF certificate of completion will be emailed to the student within one business day.
6. File the uniform certificate and, when asked, a certified driving record (DPS Type 3A is common) before the due date the court printed on your approval.  Click the link below to order your Type 3A driving record thru the Texas Department of Public Safety website: https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/how-order-driver-record.

What you send the court

• Uniform certificate of course completion (TDLR-controlled document, not a homemade PDF).
• Certified driving record if the court requires it — request it from Texas DPS, not from TicketBeGone.
• Any affidavit, insurance card, or license copy the clerk listed on your approval letter.

TicketBeGone reports completions to TDLR. Courts and insurers can validate certificates through TDLR’s DESSearch. Keep the email with your PDF. If you delete it, call (844) 322-2234 Ext. 2 about a duplicate; TDLR rules require a no-cost duplicate in specified situations.

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Course fee vs. court costs

Texas sets a $25 minimum course price. TicketBeGone charges $25.00 and does not add additional fees at checkout. Court costs are different and often much higher — examples published by cities have included amounts on the order of $144–$209 depending on the court and school-zone status. Always take the number from your court, not from a blog.

Find your court’s instructions

Open TicketBeGone’s Texas municipal and justice court directory. It links official DSC pages for major cities and county JP sites so you are not guessing from a third-party forum.

• Texas Court directory: Texas municipal & justice court directory

TicketBeGone is a TDLR-approved Texas driving safety course with TDLR Provider #CP1119. This page is educational. It is not legal advice, and it does not guarantee ticket dismissal or an insurance discount. The court named on your citation decides eligibility and dismissal. Insurers set their own discounts. TDLR consumer complaints: https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/complaints/ or (800) 803-9202.

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