Alaska defensive driving course rules
In Alaska a driver improvement course takes 2 points off your total; the ticket stays. It applies once a year.
Rules checked
In Alaska a course never dismisses a ticket. Once a conviction is on your record, finishing a DMV-approved driver improvement course within 12 months of your last violation takes 2 points off your total, and you can use one course for this every 12 months. DMV says a course finished before the ticket is resolved may not count toward the reduction. Drivers under 21 need a nationally certified course designed for their age. You also earn points back for violation-free driving.
- What a course does
- Points taken off; the conviction stays
- Speed limit for the course
- Not published
- How often
- Once a year
- Deadline to ask
- Not published
- Speeding points
- 2 to 6 points
- Points count for
- Not published
The Alaska rule
Every field of the rule. The number points to its source at the foot of the page.
- The program
- Defensive driver course (driver improvement course approved by the Division of Motor Vehicles)
- What it does
- Points taken off; the conviction stays
- Set by each court
- No
- Speed limit for the course
- Not published
- Bar at double the posted limit
- Not published
- Open to CDL holders
- Not published
- Open to tickets in a commercial vehicle
- Not published
- Open to learner and provisional licenses
- Not published
- Open to drivers licensed in another state
- Not published
- How often
- Once a year, the rule does not say what the window counts from
- Lifetime limit
- Not published
- Deadline to ask
- Not published
- Court fee for the course
- Not published
- Course length
- Not published
- Course price the rule publishes
- Not published
- Crashes
- Not published
Who qualifies
- Not published for CDL holders. Ask your court.
- Not published for tickets written in a commercial vehicle.
- Not published for drivers licensed in another state.
- Speed limit for the course: not published. Your court decides.
- Once a year, the rule does not say what the window counts from.
Deadline and how to ask
- Ticket writtenDay 0
- Deadline to askBy the date on your citation
The state rule names no day count. The date on your citation or notice applies.
Points in Alaska
| Violation, as the state lists it | Type | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 3 to 9 mph over limit | Speeding | 2points |
| 10 to 19 mph over limit | Speeding | 4points |
| 20 mph or more over limit | Speeding | 6points |
| In school zone or playground crosswalk | Speeding | 6points |
| Failure to stop or yield | Red light or stop sign | 4points |
| Following too close | Following too closely | 4points |
| All other moving violations | Lane change or turn | 2points |
| All other moving violations | Other moving violation | 2points |
| Reckless driving; driving while intoxicated or under the influence; driving while suspended or revoked | Other moving violation | 10points |
| Points may not be assessed for equipment violations (AS 28.15.231(b)) | Equipment or registration | 0points |
Source: POINTS, Division of Motor Vehicles, State of Alaska (opens in a new tab)
Check a Alaska ticket
The form opens the checker with Alaska filled in. Add the violation and the date from your ticket.
Alaska traffic school questions
Can a defensive driving course take points off in Alaska?
In Alaska a driver improvement course takes 2 points off your total; the ticket stays. It applies once a year. The program: Defensive driver course (driver improvement course approved by the Division of Motor Vehicles).
How often can you take traffic school in Alaska?
Once a year, the rule does not say what the window counts from.
How many points is a speeding ticket in Alaska?
Alaska gives 2 points for 3 to 9 mph over; 4 points for 10 to 19 mph over; 6 points for 20 mph over or more.
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