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| Safety
Course Information ( Defensive Driving) |
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Deferred Disposition Policy for Traffic Violators |
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Traffic Violation
Schedule of Acceptable Fines |
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Safety Course
Request |
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Plea Form |
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The Safety Course Request
and the Plea Form (PDF documents) require Acrobat Reader.
Download the program here if you do not have it on your computer.
These
forms may be filled in online, printed out, and submitted to
the Court. |
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Driving Safety Course (Defensive Driving) Information |
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| READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
- Failure to do so may void your request. |
| Under Sec. 143A-2, RMVL, the Court
shall defer proceedings and allow you 90 days to present evidence
that subsequent to the alleged offense, you have successfully
completed a DRIVING SAFETY COURSE approved by the Texas
Department of Public Safety, IF; |
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- On or before your appearance date, you enter a
plea of NOLO CONTENDERE or GUILTY and present
to the court a written request to take the course.
- You have a valid Texas Driver's License or permit.
- You have not taken the course for dismissal of a traffic
citation within 12 months prior to offense date and you
submit a Sworn Affidavit to that effect.
- You were not charged with the offense of speeding 25
MPH or more over the posted speed limit.
- You send $109.00. You must within 90 days supply the Court
with the DSC CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION. The Court
Copy must be sent to the Court. When the Court has accepted
the Certificate, the charge will be dismissed. However,
IF YOU FAIL TO COMPLY WITHIN 90 DAYS, an arrest warrant
may be issued.
- You furnished proof of liability insurance to the Court.
- Disqualifications for DSC: Hit and run, involved in
accident with damage to vehicle, fleeing, reckless driving,
CDL violations considered "SERIOUS" in accordance
with VCS Art. 6687b-2, Section 26 A thru E.
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| DRIVING SAFETY COURSE REQUEST AND
AFFIDAVIT MUST BE FILLED OUT AND RETURNED TO THIS OFFICE WITH
$109.00 AND A COPY OF YOUR INSURANCE BY THE DUE DATE ON YOUR
CITATION. BE SURE AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS. |
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Deferred Disposition Policy for Traffic Violations |
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Code of Criminal Procedure Article
45.051
Suspension of Sentence and Deferral of Final Disposition |
| The defendant must enter a plea of no contest or guilty and
make a written request to the Court for Deferred Disposition.
The request must be made by the due date on the ticket. |
| When a request is made to the Court in a timely manner and
all requirements are met the defendant will be granted deferred
disposition. The defendant will be notified by mail of the
fee amount due, the length of probation period and the date
the fee should be received in this Court. |
| If the Court does not receive the fee by the due date on
the letter, the fee will revert back to the original fine.
Court costs and warrant fees will be added to the fine and
you will be entered into the Remote Entry System through Austin.
They will process the information submitted by our Court and
your driver's license will be suspended. |
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