Complete Your Tarrant County Defensive Driving Course Online

This court takes the request at the clerk's window or by mail. Deadline: appear or submit the request on or before the court (answer) date on the citation.

• Driving Safety Course Request affidavit (JP5: sworn before a notary or the clerk; notarized if mailed) with plea of guilty or no contest and jury waiver
• Copy of a valid Texas driver license or permit (or active military ID)
• Proof of financial responsibility (liability insurance on the vehicle operated)
• Type 3A DPS driving record (JP5 wants it attached to the request; JP6 wants a DPS record by the completion due date)
• Payment of $144 (cash, cashier's check or money order; no personal checks by mail; JP6 takes no partial payments)

Court costs $134 plus a $10 reimbursement fee ($10 driving safety course fee plus $134 court costs, total $144, stated by JP5 and JP6; JP5 wants it paid with the request; JP6 emailed requests get online payment instructions after the plea is received; the other precincts say contact the court before paying).

You have 90 days to finish the course and turn in the court copy of your certificate, your Type 3A driving record and the notarized affidavit. The court's page does not say how to file them, so ask the clerk when you are approved. The affidavit must be notarized, or signed in front of the clerk where the court allows it.

Only JP5 and JP6 publish a DSC procedure; JP1, 2, 3, 4, 7 and 8 say to contact the court before paying online if you want defensive driving. County-wide rule: request in person or by mail with a sworn affidavit, notarized if mailed, and pay $144. JP6 also accepts the written request and plea by email at jp6clerk@tarrantcountytx.gov with a copy of insurance. JP5 counts the 90 days from the request. Neither precinct states how the certificate is filed (JP5: sign the copy and file it with the court immediately), so confirm with your precinct. Missing the completion deadline leads to a show cause hearing and, if you miss that, a conviction, a $200 fine and a warrant. No online DSC request portal

This court takes the request at the clerk's window, by mail or through the court's online portal. Deadline: the court must receive your request and plea of guilty or no contest online, by mail or in person no later than your 30-day appearance date.

• Plea of guilty or no contest
• Copy of a valid Texas driver license, or proof of active military duty
• Current proof of insurance showing your name as a covered driver
• Payment of the administrative fee and court costs, $144 ($169 if the citation was in a school zone)
• You must not have taken a class for another Texas ticket that is not yet on your driving record

Court costs $144 (the administrative fee and court costs total $144; a school-zone citation adds $25 for a total of $169).

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 or by mail.

Within 90 days submit the uniform certificate from a TDLR-approved course, a certified Type 3A driving record, and the signed affidavit the court mails you with your due date; the page does not mention notarizing it. The court says it accepts e-filed completion certificates from approved course providers but names no vendor. Mailing address: City of Arlington Municipal Court, P.O. Box 90403, MS 63-0100, Arlington, TX 76004-3403; fax 817-459-6956. Doors Mon to Fri 7:30 to 5, phones 8 to 5. Not eligible: work zone offenses, CDL holders, 25 mph or more over or 95 mph or more, passing a school bus, hit and run, or a course approved anywhere in Texas in the last 12 months.

This court takes the request through the court's online portal, at the clerk's window or by mail. Deadline: within 21 calendar days from the date the citation was issued; a judge must approve the request after 21 days.

• Plea of guilty or no contest with the Driving Safety Course option selected on the citation
• Copy of a valid Texas driver license or military ID (not a CDL); you must be at least 17
• Copy of proof of current liability insurance or other financial responsibility on the cited vehicle or person

Not published: do not send money with the request; the approval notice states how much to pay.

You have the time the court gives you (usually 90 days) to finish the course and turn in the court copy of your certificate and your certified DPS driving record (most courts want the Type 3A), by email or at the clerk's window.

The completion window is not published; the court's deferred disposition order leaves the proof date for the judge to fill in, so the approval notice controls. The order says to submit the completion certificate by email to DrivingSafetyCourse@FortWorthTexas.gov; the Rules of the Court also let you present proof of compliance at walk-in court (8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., weekdays). Do not request your driving record or take the course until approved; the record comes from texas.gov or DPS form DR-1 and the type is not stated. DSC office 817-392-8675, fax 817-392-6723.