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Your ticket

Rules checked October 2026

State on the ticket

Type a name or the two letter code, or pick from the list.

Violation

Pick the closest match. For two violations on one ticket, check each one on its own.

Miles per hour over the limit

mph

Ticketed speed minus the posted limit, 1 to 60.

Posted limit optional

mph

Optional. It finishes the check where a state closes the course above a set speed (95 mph in Texas) or at double the limit (Utah).

Date on the ticket

The date the ticket was written, within the last 2 years. Leave it as today if you are not sure.

About you and the ticket

Your license

Is your license from this state?

YesNo, another state

Vehicle

PersonalCommercial

Commercial means a vehicle that needs a CDL or is used for work.

An earlier traffic school or defensive driving course?

NoneYes, at least one

Was there a crash?

Alcohol or drugs involved?

NoYes

Your speed, dates and court stay in your browser and the page address. Picking a state loads its rules from our server.

What an answer shows

EligibleA course can dismiss the ticket or keep its points off your record.
Points offThe ticket stays on your record; a course takes points off.
Insurance onlyNo course for tickets; a voluntary course may lower your premium.
Not eligibleA published rule bars the course, or the state has no program.

The rules behind the answer, each with the page it comes from and whether the state or the court sets it.
The deadline to ask for the course, as a date where the rule counts from the ticket date.
The points the violation carries and the fees and course prices as published.
What you can still do, as the published options and where each one leads.

Points Clear is not a law firm, a court or a traffic school. Rules are checked against official sources on the date shown. Your citation and your court decide.