Idaho defensive driving class rules
In Idaho a defensive driving class takes 3 points off your record; the ticket stays. It applies once every 3 years.
Rules checked
Idaho has no course that dismisses a ticket. After you pay the citation, an approved defensive driving class takes 3 points off your Idaho record, once every three years counted from the class completion date. The conviction stays. It cannot undo a points suspension already ordered, and you cannot bank the reduction before you have points. Only Idaho-licensed drivers get the credit. The same class may also earn an insurance discount.
- What a course does
- Points taken off; the conviction stays
- Speed limit for the course
- Not published
- How often
- Once every 3 years
- Deadline to ask
- Not published
- Speeding points
- 3 to 4 points
- Points count for
- Not published
The Idaho rule
Every field of the rule. The number points to its source at the foot of the page.
- The program
- Defensive driving class (approved accident prevention course) for a 3-point reduction
- 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
- No
- How often
- Once every 3 years, counted from the day you finished the last course
- Lifetime limit
- Not published
- Deadline to ask
- Not published
- Court fee for the course
- Not published
- Course length
- 6 hours
- Course price the rule publishes
- $18 to $60Tuition can range from around $18 to $60, and in some cases the initial tuition fee may not include the cost of a certificate.
- Crashes
- Not published
Who qualifies
- Not published for CDL holders. Ask your court.
- Not published for tickets written in a commercial vehicle.
- Only drivers licensed in Idaho qualify.
- Speed limit for the course: not published. Your court decides.
- Once every 3 years, counted from the day you finished the last course.
Left out of the program, in the words of the rule
- a suspension for excessive points already imposed cannot be rescinded by the class
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 Idaho
| Violation, as the state lists it | Type | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Speeding less than 16 mph over the posted maximum (other speeding violations) | Speeding | 3points |
| Sixteen miles per hour or more over the posted maximum speed limit, or exceeding the speed limit in a work zone | Speeding | 4points |
| School Zone Speed Limit (49-658) | Speeding | 3points |
| Traffic Control Signal Legend (49-802); Stop Signs (49-807(2)) | Red light or stop sign | 3points |
| Following Too Closely (49-638) | Following too closely | 3points |
| Required Position and Method of Turning (49-644); Turning Movements and Required Signals (49-808) | Lane change or turn | 3points |
| Driving on Highways Laned for Traffic (49-637) | Lane change or turn | 1point |
| Distracted Driving (49-1401A), first offense: no points | Phone use or texting | 0points |
| Distracted Driving (49-1401A), second and subsequent offenses | Phone use or texting | 3points |
| Moving violations not listed (state law or municipal ordinance) | Other moving violation | 3points |
| Inattentive Driving (49-1401(3)) | Other moving violation | 3points |
Fees as published
- Course price the rule publishes
- $18 to $60State, in its own words: Tuition can range from around $18 to $60, and in some cases the initial tuition fee may not include the cost of a certificate.Driver Records and Suspensions, Idaho Transportation Department (opens in a new tab)
Insurance
A voluntary course is published here for an insurance discount. Insurers set their own rates; ask yours.
Source: Driver Records and Suspensions, Idaho Transportation Department (opens in a new tab)
Check a Idaho ticket
The form opens the checker with Idaho filled in. Add the violation and the date from your ticket.
Idaho traffic school questions
Can a defensive driving course take points off in Idaho?
In Idaho a defensive driving class takes 3 points off your record; the ticket stays. It applies once every 3 years. The program: Defensive driving class (approved accident prevention course) for a 3-point reduction.
How often can you take traffic school in Idaho?
Once every 3 years, counted from the day you finished the last course.
How many points is a speeding ticket in Idaho?
Idaho gives 3 points for 1 to 15 mph over; 4 points for 16 mph over or more (Sixteen miles per hour or more over the posted maximum speed limit, or exceeding the speed limit in a work zone).
Does a defensive driving course lower car insurance in Idaho?
A voluntary course is published here for an insurance discount. Insurers set their own rates; ask yours.
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