Remember the excitement surrounding studying and practicing for your driver’s license as a teenager. The potential to drive around town with your friends was enough to inspire many to learn the rules of the road. Well it may 
be time to revisit the excitement and dive into relearning the rules of the road. If you were recently given the option to avoid points on your record and attend traffic school then this is one class you should take. Available for civil infractions, attending traffic school is a very good idea. Not only will it help you avoid points and keep your insurance rates down, but can also help refresh your memory on important rules that will hopefully avoid future traffic tickets.
When you receive a ticket for a citation in Tampa, you are presented with three basic options:
- Pay the ticket: If you decide to simply pay the ticket then you will not only be admitting guilt but also automatically placing points on your driving record.
- Elect traffic school: When this option is available, take it. Can we say that enough in this blog?!
- Fight the ticket: Fighting the ticket is always an option, although choosing to do it on your own may not be the best idea. Working with an attorney may help you beat the ticket outright and avoid any points and heavy fines.
The good news is that you have the option to attend Tampa traffic school from the comfort of your couch! Many Tampa traffic school courses are now available online and you can get a list of approved courses on the Florida DMV website and here.
Tampa Traffic school is an option for those drivers that receive a ticket for a non-criminal moving violation. Drivers are precluded from choosing the traffic school option if they have already attended traffic school within the last twelve months. Additionally, you can only elect to take a traffic school course (when you are otherwise eligible) five times in your lifetime.
There is no set fee for traffic school so pricing will depend on the course you choose and also on whether you are required to attend the basic driver improvement class (4 hours) or the advanced driver improvement class (12 hours).
Unfortunately, as of 2005, commercial drivers are not eligible for traffic school. This restriction applies even if the commercial driving was not driving a commercial vehicle at the time and if the driver received even a minor moving infraction. This is not to say that commercial drivers are not without options when it comes to fighting their ticket or removing points, just that working with an attorney to do so is all the more imperative if you fall within this class of drivers.
Get in touch with the attorneys at Finebloom & Haenel P.A. to learn about the options you have after receiving a traffic citation in Tampa. We are available day and night for a free consultation and look forward to hearing from you!
