How often...

[Ranger Mom]

...can you take defensive driving for a ticket??

Is it once a year or once every two years??

Anyone know?

[AP Panther Fan]

I have a jp's office down the sidewalk as well as the DPS licensing office ... I will go check.;)

[CHS_CG]

Which one of them did it this time?

[District303aPastPlayer]

once in a 12 month span... even if that span covers 2 years...

[AP Panther Fan]

Originally posted by District303aPastPlayer
once in a 12 month span... even if that span covers 2 years...

Correct .... boy, did I just get an education. When you take the ticket in, there is an affidavit that you complete to request time to complete the driving safety course. You must have a valid tx driver's license, cannot have taken the course within the last 12 mos and you cannot have been exceeding the speed limit by 25 mph or more when you got the ticket.

You then have to sign the affidavit of eligibility in front of a notary and in San Patricio County submit a $95.00 administrative fee (money order). You then have 90 days to complete the course and provide a state certified copy of course completion to the court. The lady also mentioned needing a copy of your driving record from the DPS.

If you don't complete in 90 days, your subject to owing the difference between the $95.00 fee and the fine. She said it was important to know that you will get a STATE CERTIFIED (sealed) certificate of completion.

whew........:D

[CHS_CG]

If it was her oldest.. i sure hope he got a valid license!

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by CHS_CG
If it was her oldest.. i sure hope he got a valid license!

LOL!!

It was and he did!!:D

[CHS_CG]

gee.. how did i figure it was him.. what he do this time?

[AggieJohn]

did you close my thread RM, because thank you,

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by AggieJohn
did you close my thread RM, because thank you,

No..I haven't closed any threads!

:confused:

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by CHS_CG
gee.. how did i figure it was him.. what he do this time?

83 in a 65!

Wasn't able to talk himself out of this one!

[kaorder1999]

ouch...thats fast...not sure my car goes 83

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by kaorder1999
ouch...thats fast...not sure my car goes 83

LOL!! I think his personal truck would fall apart if it was ran that hard....he was in the company truck, which made it all that much worse!!

[kaorder1999]

i learned my lesson too late...that is why I am paying $213 a month for my car insurance....on a freaking 2002 Ford Escort two-door. And im over 25 too!

[District303aPastPlayer]

i drive an escort... but my insurance is okay :)

[lepfan]

Wow, and I thought I had it bad...we pay 200 a month and have a 19 yo on the policy....no tickets for all of us:)

[CHS_CG]

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
83 in a 65!

Wasn't able to talk himself out of this one!

HA and in the company truck.. atleast he got his license or his boss would be in BIG trouble!

[Cameronbystander]

My daughter-in-law is the worst driver in Texas. She gets a ticket every other month. She told me the other day that you can take defensive driving MORE THAN once every twelve months as long as it is in a different county. So if you get a ticket in two counties, you can take defensive driving twice or more.

[AP Panther Fan]

Originally posted by Cameronbystander
My daughter-in-law is the worst driver in Texas. She gets a ticket every other month. She told me the other day that you can take defensive driving MORE THAN once every twelve months as long as it is in a different county. So if you get a ticket in two counties, you can take defensive driving twice or more.

LOL...when I went down to the JP's office to ask all those questions she pointed out that some people try to pull that off but....that doesn't make it legal. She might just be getting lucky. On second thought, if she was really lucky she wouldn't be getting tickets so often. ;):)