Check Your Texas Ticket
Does it qualify for defensive driving, when do you have to ask the court, and how. Free, about a minute.
What the check tells you
Three answers, from the citation itself: does it qualify, by when you must ask, and exactly how your court takes the request.
Does it qualify
Speed over the limit, CDL, a course in the past 12 months, license and insurance, and the charges the statute excludes, checked against Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 45A.351 to 45A.358.
Your deadline
The answer date on the citation is the date you must ask by. We count the days left and, once the court approves, the 90-day window to finish the course and turn in the paperwork.
Your court's steps
For 25 Texas courts: how that court takes the request (online, by mail, in person or by email), the court fee, the forms, and where the certificate goes after.
How it works
Photo, or six questions
Upload a photo of the citation and the reader pulls the court, the dates and the charges. No photo? Answer six questions instead.
Confirm the details
You check what was read before anything is decided. Nothing personal is asked: no name, no license number, no plate.
Get your plan
Verdict, deadline and your court's own steps on one screen. Save it by email and we remind you before the dates that matter.
Courts with a step-by-step plan
These courts have a verified plan: how to ask, what it costs and what to turn in. Pick yours to start with the court filled in. Any other Texas court still gets the eligibility check, the deadline and the statewide steps.
Harris County
- Houston Municipal Courts (details being confirmed)
- Harris County Justice Courts (all precincts)
Lubbock County
Nueces County
Webb County
The Texas rules in short
- Ask on or before the answer date printed on the citation. Missing it is the most common reason a request fails.
- Speed matters. 25 mph or more over the limit, or 95 mph or more, is not entitled to dismissal. Some courts still allow it at their discretion.
- One dismissal every 12 months, counted from the date of the new offense.
- Commercial driver license holders cannot use the course, even for a ticket in a personal vehicle.
- Excluded by statute: passing a stopped school bus, and speeding in a construction or maintenance zone with workers present. DWI, reckless driving, fleeing and leaving the scene are not Class C tickets and go through a different process.
- A Texas license and proof of insurance are conditions for being entitled to the course. Without one, the court decides case by case.
- Several tickets from one stop? Since September 1, 2025 (Senate Bill 296), one course can dismiss every eligible charge from the same stop.
- After approval you usually have 90 days to finish the course and turn in the certificate with a certified Type 3A driving record.
Common questions
Is the check free?
Yes. The check is free and needs no account. If your court approves the course and you take ours, you pay $25 only after you pass.
What happens to my ticket photo?
The reader pulls the court, the dates and the charges off it and shows them to you to confirm. The photo is never published or shared, and it is deleted within 14 days. We never ask for your name, license number or plate.
Does the court have to say yes?
If you meet the conditions in Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.352 (a Texas license, proof of insurance, no course dismissal in the past 12 months, an eligible charge, and a request made on or before the answer date) the court must grant the request. Outside those conditions it is the judge's call, and many still say yes.
My court is not on the list. Can I still use this?
Yes. You still get the eligibility check, your deadline and the statewide steps. The court's own fee and forms come from the clerk; the phone number is printed on the citation.
My ticket does not qualify. Can I still take the course?
Yes. Anyone can take a Texas defensive driving course voluntarily, and many Texas insurers give a discount for it. Same course, same price, but the ticket stays on your record.
Is this legal advice?
No. The result is an estimate based on the details you confirm. Your court makes the final decision and requirements vary by court.
Read the guides
This page is an estimate based on the details you confirm, not legal advice and not a promise of dismissal. Your court makes the final decision under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.352, and requirements vary by court.