Reader’s Question:

My brother resides in Tallahassee, Florida. He was arrested for a DWI offense and was required to attend a traffic school. How do I know if an online traffic school is approved and recognized by his court?

Stella

Tallahassee, FL

Thanks for asking Stella. In Florida State, traffic school courses are approved by Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles commonly referred to as DHSMV. You may receive paperwork from the court identifying recognized online traffic schools for your DWI arrest. If you would know, one of the first things the system will tell you when you begin to register in any online traffic school is whether it is approved or not by your court. If the internet traffic school is listed on the paperwork you received from your court, then you can proceed on your registration.

Because online traffic school is such a new experience, some traffic courts have not yet authorized or even recognized the online equivalent to the regular classroom course. However, most traffic courts allow internet courses, so the chances that your court will approve on-line courses are very good. Also, if your traffic court currently authorizes home study-Internet courses for traffic school attendance, there is a good chance they will authorize online attendance. So to make sure you have to ask them.

There are actually many traffic school online course providers that are offering DHSMV approved traffic ticket dismissal courses. You just have to be keen on searching online and make sure that they have been approved by your court.