Complete Your Fort Bend County Defensive Driving Course Online

This court takes the request at the clerk's window, by mail, by email or by fax. Deadline: on or before the appearance date on the citation; the right is lost if the court has no notice of the request by then (Precinct 1: appear in person or send it by certified mail; Precinct 4: appear in person on or before your court date).

• Your precinct's Driving Safety Course Request form (Precinct 1 Place 1 and Precinct 4 forms use sworn wording but are signed as declarations under penalty of perjury with no notary block; Precinct 1 Place 2 and Precinct 3 forms are certify-
• Plea of guilty or no contest and waiver of jury trial
• Copy of a valid Texas driver license, or an affidavit of active-duty military status if you have no Texas license
• Proof of liability insurance (Precinct 4: your name must be on the policy)
• Payment of court costs and fees ($135 at Precinct 1 Place 1 and Precinct 4; Precinct 1 Place 2 says contact the court)
• Precinct 3: a self-addressed stamped envelope if mailing; defendants under 17 appear in open court with a parent or guardian

Court costs $135 (Precinct 1 Place 1 and Precinct 4 state court costs and fees of $135; Precinct 1 Place 2's fee schedule lists a $135 DSC administrative fee while its DSC page says contact the court; Precinct 3 Place 1 states no amount).

You have 90 days to finish the course and turn in the court copy of your certificate, your Type 3A driving record and the signed affidavit, at the clerk's window, by mail or by email.

Read live through a US connection on 2026-09-08 (Precinct 1 Place 1, Precinct 1 Place 2 and Precinct 4 pages). On or before the appearance date submit the request form, in person or by certified mail; pay court costs and fees of $135 (Precinct 1 Place 2 says to contact the court); judgment is then deferred 90 days. Within the 90 days present the uniform certificate and your DPS driving record showing no course in the prior 12 months (Precinct 4 names the Type 3A record) plus the affidavit, in person or by mail, or by email at Precinct 4 (jp4criminal@fbctx.gov), before the show-cause date. No notary is mentioned on the pages or forms. Do not take the course until the court orders it. Precinct

This court takes the request at the clerk's window, by mail or through the court's online portal. Deadline: on or before the appearance date on the citation and before taking the course; mailed requests must be postmarked by the court date.

• Insurance card showing you as a covered driver
• Valid non-commercial Texas driver license or permit (or active-duty military member, spouse or dependent)
• Signed Driving Safety Course Request Form (required for online or mail requests)
• Court costs and fees: $144 for a moving violation, $169 in a school zone (check or money order to the City of Sugar Land if by mail)

Court costs $144 ($144 moving violation, $169 school zone, non-refundable; due for each violation even when one course covers several).

You have 90 days to finish the course and turn in the court copy of your certificate, your Type 3A driving record and the signed affidavit, at the clerk's window, by mail or through the court's online portal.

The request form opens 'Upon oath, I state' and closes with a declaration under penalty of perjury; no notary block and no notary language on the page. The form says proof is due within 30 days after completing the course while the page gives 90 days from the order; treat 90 days as the outer limit and turn it in as soon as you pass. In the online portal choose Explore Options, not Pay Now. Submit the signed court copy of the certificate (it must name Sugar Land Municipal Court) and the Type 3A record by the 90th day at the clerk window, by mail, in the parking-lot drop box, or through the court's Document Submission Portal (cityapps.sugarlandtx.gov/courts-document-upload). Approval instruct