Leon County Traffic School Guide

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3 Easy Steps to Traffic School for Leon County Florida:

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Step 1: Sign up for Traffic School

Go to www.123driving.com The Internet course is $27.39 (the home video course is $32.95.) Or call 1-888-272-1493 to sign up.

Want to know how traffic school works? Read How Traffic School Works

Benefits of Traffic School

*There are four benefits to taking traffic school:

• Points will not be recorded on your license
• Keep your safe driver status (if applicable)
• By not getting points your insurance should not go up
• You save 18% off the civil penalty portion of your fine - in many cases the savings will pay for your traffic school.

*Note: These four benefits apply to non-criminal traffic infractions such as speeding and other tickets. You may be required to take traffic school in other situations to keep your license.

Before we get started let's make sure you are eligible - that you can do traffic school based on the State of Florida rules.

Are you Eligible?

You are Eligible if:

• You have NOT elected to attend a traffic school course in the past twelve (12) months, or five (5) times in your lifetime.
• You have a valid Florida Drivers License

Out of State License Holders:

You should contact the Department of Highway Safety in your state before signing up for traffic school to verify that the withholding of points will be honored in your state.

Traffic School Step-by-Step for Leon County

Step 1: Pay Reduced Fine, Submit Copy of Citation and Notarized Traffic School Affidavit within 30 Days of Violation Date (by mail or in person)

Important Information:

Reduced Fine: You receive a discount on your ticket when you elect traffic school. For information on Leon County's traffic school reduced fines, click here.

Copy of Citation:You can either submit a copy of the citation or send the original citation in with your payment. For your records (and traffic school), make a copy of your ticket (front and back) or write down the citation number, violation date and county where ticket was received.

Traffic School Affidavit:If you are mailing in the Affidavit it must be notarized first. The Leon County's Clerk's office will notarize the Affidavit for $4.00 (in person only) or you can have it notarized prior to sending in. To print off a copy of Leon County's Traffic School Affidavit, click here. click here.

**Be sure to include A COPY Of Your Citation!

How to Pay your Fine: If you choose to mail your payment you MUST include your citation number. All checks and money orders must be payable to "Clerk of Court" and made out in U.S. funds drawn on a U.S. exchange bank. Please do not send cash by mail.

By Mail or In Person (drop off) the fine, copy of citation, and traffic school affidavit
(between 8:30am - 5:30pm except Holidays, Saturdays, and Sundays):
Courthouse Annex, Traffic Division, 1920 Thomasville Rd. Tallahassee, FL 32303

After Hours Drop Off Box: A drop off box is available behind the Courthouse Annex building at 1920 Thomasville Road. Items placed in the drop off box after 5:00pm will apply to the next business day.

Step 2: Complete the Basic Driver Improvement Course at www.123driving.com (by Internet or home Video). You have 90 days from the date of your Traffic School Affidavit.

Important Information: You can take the course at your own pace on the Internet or with a home Video/ DVD. To sign up, go to www.123driving.com or call 1-888-272-1493. Once completed, your Certificate will be automatically mailed within one business day. If you are in a rush, you can request overnight, 2nd day or email for a nominal fee.

For traffic school, you will need your citation number, violation date and county where the ticket was received.

Step 3: Submit your Traffic School Certificate of Completion (by fax, mail or in person). You have 60 days from the date you signed the Traffic School Affidavit.

By Fax: Fax the Certificate to 850-487-3024.

By Mail or In Person (drop off) the Certificate of Completion to: (between 8:30am - 5:30pm except Holidays, Saturdays, and Sundays): Courthouse Annex, Traffic Division, 1920 Thomasville Rd. Tallahassee, FL 32303

After Hours Drop Off Box:

A drop off box is available behind the Courthouse Annex building at 1920 Thomasville Road. Items placed in the drop off box after 5:00pm will apply to the next business day.

Glossary of terms related to Traffic School

BDI stands for Basic Driver Improvement and is the common name used for the 4-hour traffic school course required to avoid points for a ticket in Florida.

Defensive Driving and Driver instruction are other names for this traffic school course.

DATA is term used to desribe the Drug Alcohol Traffic Awareness course required to get a Florida learners permit.

The DATA course is also known as TLSAE (Traffic Law Substance Abuse Education)

About Florida Drivers Association: The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles has approved Florida Drivers Association traffic school courses in all 67 counties in Florida. Florida Drivers Association is not associated with Clerk of Court offices, Alachua County Clerk of Court, Circuit Court, or DMV and recommends you contact the Alachua County Clerk's office directly if you have questions regarding your ticket.

Florida Drivers Association provides Florida online driver safety education courses and traffic school also known as the Basic Driver Improvement course to the public. Other courses offered include the Florida Learners Permit four-hour DATA (Drug Alcohol Traffic Awareness) also known as Traffic Laws Substance Abuse Education and the Learners Permit DMV Exam (DMV Test) to obtain a Florida Learners Permit License.

In addition Florida Drivers Association offers court ordered traffic school courses and insurance discount courses for drivers over the age of 55.

Florida Drivers Association courses are recognized in many other states such as California. If you do not have a Florida drivers license please check with your DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) to confirm they will honor our traffic school course.

Questions? Email us at help@123driving.com or call 1-888-272-1493.
To contact the Leon County Clerk office go to their Website (click here) or call 850-577-4100.

Thank you.
The Florida Drivers Association
Relax, slow drown, drive safe
www.123driving.com

Disclaimer: The Florida Drivers Association is not associated with Leon County's Clerk of Court and recommends you contact the Clerk of Court office directly to confirm all information presented here.

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