Alabama traffic school rules
Alabama has no course program for tickets. There is nothing for a course to dismiss and no points for it to take off, though some local courts run their own programs.
Rules checked
Alabama has no statewide traffic school and no DMV point reduction course. Some local courts let a driver with a minor moving ticket finish a defensive driving course and pay court costs to have the ticket dismissed, but each court sets its own terms. Tuscaloosa County District Court decides through its district attorney or the RESOLVE site, Lawrence County District Court needs the judge's approval and a clean record, and Orange Beach Municipal Court bars commercial license holders. Check the court named on your ticket.
- What a course does
- No program
- Set by each court
- Yes
- Speeding points
- 2 to 5 points
- Points count for
- 2 years
What Alabama publishes
The rule in four facts. The number points to its source.
- What a course does for a ticket
- No program
- Set by each court
- YesSome courts run their own programs.
- Voluntary insurance course
- Not published
- Point system
- Yes
Points in Alabama
| Violation, as the state lists it | Type | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Speeding (1 to 25mph over speed limit) | Speeding | 2points |
| Speeding (26 or more mph over speed limit) | Speeding | 5points |
| Disregarding traffic control device (stop sign, traffic light, etc.) | Red light or stop sign | 3points |
| Following too closely | Following too closely | 3points |
| Improper lane | Lane change or turn | 2points |
| Making improper turn | Lane change or turn | 2points |
| Fail to signal/use incorrect turn signal | Lane change or turn | 2points |
| All other moving violations | Other moving violation | 2points |
| Reckless driving or reckless endangerment involving operating a motor vehicle | Other moving violation | 6points |
| Failure to yield right of way | Other moving violation | 5points |
| Passing stopped school bus | Other moving violation | 5points |
| Wrong side of the road/Illegal passing | Other moving violation | 4points |
Source: Driver License Point System, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (opens in a new tab)
Your court
Courts in this state set part of the rule, and we hold no court records here. The court named on your citation decides.
Courses and Alabama
- Aceable lists a course for Alabama. We do not link it. Alabama publishes no statewide course benefit for a ticket.
Check a Alabama ticket
The form opens the checker with Alabama filled in. Add the violation and the date from your ticket.
Alabama traffic school questions
Does Alabama have traffic school for tickets?
Alabama has no course program for tickets. There is nothing for a course to dismiss and no points for it to take off, though some local courts run their own programs. Ask the court named on your citation whether it runs a program of its own.
How many points is a speeding ticket in Alabama?
Alabama gives 2 points for 1 to 25 mph over (Speeding (1 to 25mph over speed limit)); 5 points for 26 mph over or more (Speeding (26 or more mph over speed limit)).
How long do points stay on your license in Alabama?
Points count for 2 years in Alabama.
Sources
Checked against these pages in .
- Driver License Point System, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (opens in a new tab)
- Traffic Court, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Unified Judicial System (opens in a new tab)
- Traffic Court, Lawrence County, Alabama Unified Judicial System (opens in a new tab)
- Defensive Driving School, City of Orange Beach, AL (opens in a new tab)