South Dakota traffic school (checked Oct 2026)

South Dakota publishes no traffic school or defensive driving course that dismisses a ticket or removes points. Speeding carries no points in the state point schedule, and a speeding conviction of 10 mph or less over the limit is kept off your driving record (except in a commercial vehicle).

What a course does: No program
Set by each court: No
Speeding points: 0 points
Points count for: Not published

What South Dakota publishes

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

What a course does for a ticket: No program; Source 2
Set by each court: No; Source 1
Voluntary insurance course: Not published
Point system: Yes; Source 1

Points in South Dakota

How long points count: not published. Suspension threshold: 15 points within any 12 consecutive months or 22 points within any 24 consecutive months.

South Dakota points by violation
Violation, as the state lists it	Type	Points
Speeding is not in the point schedule (other moving offenses does not include speeding); 10 mph or less over is also kept off the driving record except in a commercial vehicle	Speeding	0points
Stop sign/light violation	Red light or stop sign	3points
Improper passing; driving on wrong side of roadway	Lane change or turn	4points
Other moving offenses	Following too closely	2points
Other moving offenses	Other moving violation	2points
Failure to yield right-of-way	Other moving violation	4points
Reckless driving	Other moving violation	8points
Driving while intoxicated	Other moving violation	10points

Source: SDCL 32-12-49.1, Point system for offenses, number of points charged (opens in a new tab)

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South Dakota traffic school questions

Does South Dakota have traffic school for tickets?

South Dakota has no course program for tickets. There is nothing for a course to dismiss and no points for it to take off.

How many points does a traffic ticket carry in South Dakota?

Speeding is not in the point schedule (other moving offenses does not include speeding); 10 mph or less over is also kept off the driving record except in a commercial vehicle: 0 points. Stop sign/light violation: 3 points. Improper passing; driving on wrong side of roadway: 4 points. Other moving offenses: 2 points. The points table on this page lists every violation the state publishes.

Sources

Checked against these pages in October 2026.

SDCL 32-12-49.1, Point system for offenses, number of points charged (opens in a new tab)Statute, read October 14, 2026
South Dakota Driver Point System for Traffic Offenses, Department of Public Safety (opens in a new tab)State driver license office, read October 14, 2026
SDCL 32-12-49.2, Point accumulation subjecting license or permit to suspension (opens in a new tab)Statute, read October 14, 2026
SDCL 32-12-61, Individual records of accidents, convictions; certain convictions recorded separately (opens in a new tab)Statute, read October 14, 2026