Minnesota traffic school (checked Oct 2026)

Minnesota has no state traffic school that dismisses a ticket or removes points, and it does not use a point system. Insurers must give drivers 55 and older a premium reduction of at least 10 percent after a 4 hour state approved accident prevention course, renewed every 3 years. In some counties a hearing officer may offer options such as a continuance for dismissal with prosecution costs, or a driving class in place of the fine. That is a local court decision, not a state program.

What a course does: Insurance discount only
Set by each court: Yes
Speeding points: No point system
Points count for: No point system

What Minnesota publishes

The rule in four facts. The number points to its source.

What a course does for a ticket: Insurance discount only; Source 1
Set by each court: YesSome courts run their own programs.; Source 2
Voluntary insurance course: Published; Source 1
Point system: No; Source 3

Points in Minnesota

Minnesota keeps no point record for drivers.

Source: Minn. Stat. 171.12, Driving record; filing; private data (opens in a new tab)

Insurance

Published figure for a voluntary course: at least 10% for drivers 55 and older, renewed every 3 years.

Source: Minn. Stat. 65B.28, Accident prevention course premium reductions (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.

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Miles per hour over the limit

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Ticketed speed minus the posted limit. Speeding tickets only.

Posted speed limit (optional)

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Some states close the course above a set speed, such as 95 mph in Texas, or at double the limit in Utah.

Date on the ticket

The day the ticket was written. Leave it as today if you are not sure.

More about you and this ticketLicense, vehicle, crash, earlier course

Your license

Is your license from this state?

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Vehicle

PersonalCommercial

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Was there a crash?

Alcohol or drugs involved?

NoYes

Last traffic school or defensive driving course

The day you finished it, in any state. Leave empty if you never took one.

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Minnesota traffic school questions

Does Minnesota have traffic school for tickets?

Minnesota has no course program for tickets, so a course dismisses nothing and takes no points off. A voluntary course may lower your insurance premium, and your insurer decides. Ask the court named on your citation whether it runs a program of its own.

Does Minnesota use a point system for traffic tickets?

No. Minnesota keeps no point record for drivers.

Does a defensive driving course lower car insurance in Minnesota?

Published figure for a voluntary course: at least 10% for drivers 55 and older, renewed every 3 years.

Sources

Checked against these pages in October 2026.

Minn. Stat. 65B.28, Accident prevention course premium reductions (opens in a new tab)Statute, read October 14, 2026
Contesting and Other Options, Violations Bureau and Hearing Office, Hennepin County District Court (opens in a new tab)Court page, read October 14, 2026
Minn. R. 7409.2200, Habitual violators (opens in a new tab)Administrative code, read October 14, 2026
Minn. Stat. 171.12, Driving record; filing; private data (opens in a new tab)Statute, read October 14, 2026