Overall – and in most cases – a judge or magistrate ordered you to attend an 8-hour basic driver improvement course. And, if or, as a result of your moving violation you elected or, was court ordered to attend and complete a 8 hour basic driver improvement course, you will receive the following benefits:

• Your insurance rates cannot go up and your policy cannot be canceled because of this violation, unless this involved a crash where you were at fault.
• Points will NOT be added to your driver license record, adjudication of guilt is withheld, safe driver status is maintained if applicable, and the fine could be reduced.
• You may not make an election under this subsection if you have made this election in the preceding 12 months.

Note: A person may make no more than five driving school/traffic school elections throughout their driver license lifetime duration.

Within 30 days from the date your received the traffic citation and prior to attending class, you must:

Inform the Clerk of Court in the county where you received the citation that you want to go to traffic school, and Pay an election fee to the Clerk of Court in the county where you received the citation.

A full list of your options for satisfying your traffic citation is on the back of your citation OR, the officer provided you with a handout describing your options. You are required to choose one of the three options listed in that handout within 30 days of receiving the citation.