Complete Your Hidalgo 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 printed on your citation.

• Plea Form with a plea of nolo contendere or guilty
• Defendant's Request Form with Defensive Safety Driver Course checked
• Copy of a valid Texas driver license (no CDL)
• Valid motor vehicle insurance
• Money order for $146 (mailed in or left in the drop box outside the office)

Court costs $146 (the Precinct 3 Place 1 ticket options sheet says to mail a $146 money order; it is not itemized between court costs and the reimbursement fee; the course cannot be taken before payment).

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, by email or by fax.

The only published procedure is the Precinct 3 Place 1 form set (plea form, request form and the ticket options sheet); the other eight precincts publish only addresses, phones and hours, so confirm your precinct's own handling. Precinct 3 Place 1 rule: the course is granted once a year for any court, needs a qualifying offense, a valid Texas license (no CDL), valid insurance and no course in the last 12 months; submit the plea and license copy in person, by email, mail or fax; pay the $146 by money order; take the course only after payment; then turn in the certificate, the Type 3A record from texas.gov and the statement of compliance the court provides. The online portal is for payment onl