Oklahoma defensive driving course rules
In Oklahoma a driver improvement or defensive driving course takes 2 points off; the ticket stays. It applies once every 2 years.
Rules checked
Oklahoma has no state program that dismisses a ticket for taking a course. The conviction stays on the record. Completing a Service Oklahoma approved driver improvement or defensive driving course takes 2 points off the record, and the credit is given once every 24 months. The point total cannot drop below zero. Any deferral or dismissal tied to a course is a decision of the individual court and sits outside this state rule.
- What a course does
- Points taken off; the conviction stays
- Speed limit for the course
- Not published
- How often
- Once every 2 years
- Deadline to ask
- Not published
- Speeding points
- 0 to 3 points
- Points count for
- 5 years
The Oklahoma rule
Every field of the rule. The number points to its source at the foot of the page.
- The program
- Driver Improvement or Defensive Driving Course (point credit)
- 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 every 2 years, 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
- 6 hours
- 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 every 2 years, 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 Oklahoma
| Violation, as the state lists it | Type | Points |
|---|---|---|
| exceeding the speed limit by 1 to 10 mph (no points, except CDL holders or commercial motor vehicles) | Speeding | 0points |
| Speed | Speeding | 2points |
| Speed in excess of 25 mph above posted limit | Speeding | 3points |
| Failure to obey stop sign or traffic light | Red light or stop sign | 2points |
| Left of center or wrong way on one way | Lane change or turn | 2points |
| Following too close or improperly | Following too closely | 2points |
| text messaging while driving, and holding or using a hand-held device (no points by statute) | Phone use or texting | 0points |
| operator or front seat passenger not wearing a seat belt (no points by statute) | Seat belt | 0points |
| Operating a defective vehicle | Equipment or registration | 1point |
| Careless driving | Other moving violation | 2points |
| Failure to yield right of way | Other moving violation | 2points |
| Reckless driving | Other moving violation | 4points |
| Failure to stop or remain stopped for a school bus loading or unloading | Other moving violation | 4points |
| Violation of license restriction | Other moving violation | 2points |
| All other violations (excluding the violations requiring suspension or revocation action) | Other moving violation | 1point |
Source: Oklahoma Statutes Title 47 (Sec. 11-810, 11-901d, 11-901e, 12-417) (opens in a new tab)
Insurance
A voluntary course is published here for an insurance discount. Insurers set their own rates; ask yours.
Source: Service Oklahoma: Violations, Suspensions and Reinstatements hub (opens in a new tab)
Courses that serve Oklahoma
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Aceable
- Price
- $39
- Length
- Not published
- Format
- Online, mixed
Aceable's own figures, as of October 2026. The provider's claim, not confirmed on a state source. The record names I Drive Safely as the school that runs this course.
Check with your court that it accepts this course.
See the Aceable course for Oklahoma (opens in a new tab)
Check a Oklahoma ticket
The form opens the checker with Oklahoma filled in. Add the violation and the date from your ticket.
Oklahoma traffic school questions
Can a defensive driving course take points off in Oklahoma?
In Oklahoma a driver improvement or defensive driving course takes 2 points off; the ticket stays. It applies once every 2 years. The program: Driver Improvement or Defensive Driving Course (point credit).
How often can you take traffic school in Oklahoma?
Once every 2 years, the rule does not say what the window counts from.
How many points is a speeding ticket in Oklahoma?
Oklahoma gives 0 points for 1 to 10 mph over (exceeding the speed limit by 1 to 10 mph (no points, except CDL holders or commercial motor vehicles)); 2 points for 11 to 25 mph over; 3 points for 26 mph over or more (Speed in excess of 25 mph above posted limit).
How long do points stay on your license in Oklahoma?
Points count for 5 years in Oklahoma.
Does a defensive driving course lower car insurance in Oklahoma?
A voluntary course is published here for an insurance discount. Insurers set their own rates; ask yours.
Sources
Checked against these pages in .
- Oklahoma Statutes Title 47 Motor Vehicles, complete title (Sec. 6-206.1 Driver improvement or defensive driving course) (opens in a new tab)
- Service Oklahoma: Violations, Suspensions and Reinstatements hub (opens in a new tab)
- Oklahoma Driver Manual (Service Oklahoma, 2025), Chapter 13 Oklahoma Mandatory Point System (opens in a new tab)