Arkansas traffic school rules
We found no published program in Arkansas that lets a course dismiss a ticket or take points off. This is our own reading, so ask the court on your citation.
Rules checked
Our own reading
No Arkansas statute or state agency page that we read sets up a statewide course that dismisses a ticket or removes points. The state driving record logs a completed defensive driving course with zero points. Any course offer on a ticket comes from the district court that handles it, so check your citation and ask that court.
- What a course does
- No program
- Set by each court
- No
- Speeding points
- 3 to 8 points
- Points count for
- Not published
What Arkansas 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
- No
- Voluntary insurance course
- Not published
- Point system
- Yes
Points in Arkansas
| Violation, as the state lists it | Type | Points |
|---|---|---|
| S01 and S06: 01-05 and 06-10 > Regulated or posted speed limit | Speeding | 3points |
| S14: 11-14 > Regulated or posted speed limit | Speeding | 4points |
| S15: Speeding 15 mph or more above regulated or posted speed limit | Speeding | 5points |
| S16: 16-20 > Regulated or posted speed limit | Speeding | 4points |
| S21 and S26: 21-25 and 26-30 > Regulated or posted speed limit | Speeding | 5points |
| S31, S36, S41: 31 and more > Regulated or posted speed limit | Speeding | 8points |
| M15 Failure to obey stop sign; M16 Failure to obey traffic signal or light | Red light or stop sign | 3points |
| M42 Improper or erratic (unsafe) lane changes; N50 Improper turn | Lane change or turn | 3points |
| M34 Following to closely | Following too closely | 3points |
| M85 Texting while driving; M86 hand-held mobile device while driving | Phone use or texting | 0points |
| F04 Seat belt not used properly as required | Seat belt | 0points |
| E01 Operating without equipment as required by law (E05 operating without lights carries 3) | Equipment or registration | 0points |
| M81 Careless driving; N01 Failure to yield right of way | Other moving violation | 3points |
| M84 Reckless driving; M75 Passing school bus displaying warning not to pass | Other moving violation | 8points |
| D36 Failure to maintain required liability insurance | Other non-moving violation | 0points |
Check a Arkansas ticket
The form opens the checker with Arkansas filled in. Add the violation and the date from your ticket.
Arkansas traffic school questions
Does Arkansas have traffic school for tickets?
We found no published program in Arkansas that lets a course dismiss a ticket or take points off. This is our own reading, so ask the court on your citation.
How many points is a speeding ticket in Arkansas?
Arkansas gives 3 points for 1 to 10 mph over (S01 and S06: 01-05 and 06-10 > Regulated or posted speed limit); 4 points for 11 to 14 mph over (S14: 11-14 > Regulated or posted speed limit); 5 points for 15 to 15 mph over (S15: Speeding 15 mph or more above regulated or posted speed limit); 4 points for 16 to 20 mph over (S16: 16-20 > Regulated or posted speed limit); 5 points for 21 to 30 mph over (S21 and S26: 21-25 and 26-30 > Regulated or posted speed limit); more bands in the table.
Sources
Checked against these pages in .
- Arkansas DFA Driver Services: Violations and Points (ACD and state native codes) (opens in a new tab)
- Arkansas DFA Driver Services: Driver Improvements (Arkansas Points System) (opens in a new tab)
- Traffic Court, City of Little Rock District Court (opens in a new tab)
- Arkansas DFA Driver Services: Top Ten Violations (opens in a new tab)