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Traffic safety courses enable drivers to reduce demerit points assessed against their driving privilege.

Convictions that require a Traffic Safety course

• Assessment agencies refer convicted drivers of an OWI who are ordered to take Group Dynamics or Multiple Offender Program to the providing school or agency in their area.
• If you are already suspended for accumulating too many points, and your point total is 12, 13 or 14 points, your suspension may be released.

Reducing points

• Drivers who successfully complete a Traffic Safety course may elect to have their demerit points reduced by three.
• The student has 30 days from completion of the course to notify DMV to request the point reduction.
• Drivers may only have their points reduced once every three years.

Course information

Traffic Safety School:

• Reviews basic safe defensive driving concepts and may be attended by anyone.;
• The entire Traffic Safety School course must be completed to satisfy the Right-of-Way course requirement.

Group Dynamics:

• This course is generally for drivers who have been convicted of their first offense for Operating While Intoxicated (OWI).
• This course does not satisfy the Right-of-Way course requirement.

Multiple Offender Program:

• This course is generally for drivers who have been convicted of a second OWI charge.
• ​This course does not satisfy the Right-of-Way course requirement.

Warning letters

Drivers who have accumulated between 6-11 demerit points within a 12-month period and subscribe to eNotify will receive a warning notification via email or text from the DMV. Sign up for eNotify.

Training locations

To find the closest provider of approved Traffic Safety courses, view this interactive map below. Then select a dot for provider information. you can also use the Address search bar to enter an address, or draw a point, the line or box around your search area.

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