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Arizona Defensive Driving Eligibility Requirements

Eligibility Overview
Are you attending because you received a ticket? Completion of ABC's defensive driving course does not mean automatic dismissal of your ticket. You must check and meet the eligibility requirements prior to attending. If court records reveal that you are not eligible or do not comply to these requirements, you will forfeit your course fee and the matter of your ticket will be set for a hearing.

You have not attended a defensive driving course for an eligible citation in the last 12 months — measured from violation date to violation date.
- If you have attended defensive driving previously, you may check your eligibility date through the AZ Supreme Court website.
Your violation must be on the court’s official list of eligible violations.
- See the official Arizona Supreme Court List of Eligible Traffic Violations
Civil traffic moving violations only, serious injury/fatal accidents are not eligible.
CDL holders may be eligible only under specific conditions (Class D/M and non-commercial use).
For photo radar citations, you are the person in the photo and the citation is in your name.

Note:

You may take the course in-person or online unless you were specifically ordered by a judge to attend in-person.
If you have a signed court order to attend a defensive driving course, please give us a call to register.

Eligibility for Commercial Driver's Licensees (CDL)

Effective 9/1/2019, commercial driver license holders are eligible for defensive driving school provided that:

You meet the defensive driving eligibility requirement for non-commercial driver license holders (listed above).
You were driving a vehicle requiring a Class D or a Class M license.
The vehicle was not being used for commercial purposes.

Deadline for Completion

The defensive driving course must be completed at least 7 days before the court date listed on your ticket. If you are past the 7 day deadline, you must request an extension from your court.

In Person Registration

Online Registration

Arizona Traffic Complaint Extension Requests

In certain situations, a Defensive Driving School may request a court date extension on your behalf. If you are unsure whether you qualify for an extension, contact us before your court date so we can help guide you.

You may qualify for a school-requested extension if:

Your current court date is more than 7 days away, and
This is your first extension request for the citation.

If your court date is within 7 days, you must contact the court directly. Schools are not permitted to request last-minute extensions.

How to Request an Extension

Check if your court allows school-requested extensions by visiting the Arizona court’s approved list of courts that accept continuances through Defensive Driving Schools. You can view the list at https://drive.azcourts.gov/Court-Approved-Continuances
Call our office to request the extension.
You must select a future class date at the time of the request.

Note:

If you do not select a class date when requesting the extension, we will not be able to submit the request, and you will need to contact the court directly.
If your court does not appear on the approved list, you must contact the court yourself to request an extension. The court’s contact information is listed on your citation.

Online Extension Request

The following courts offer online extension request options:

Chandler Municipal Court

Gilbert Municipal Court

Mesa Municipal Court

Paradise Valley Municipal Court

Scottsdale City Court

Tempe Municipal Court

Payment and Refund Policy

Completion of ABC's defensive driving class does not mean automatic dismissal of your ticket. You must check and meet the eligibility requirements. If court records reveal that you are not eligible or do not comply to requirements, you will forfeit your class fee and the matter of your ticket will be set for a hearing.

1. Refund of the court diversion fee, state fee and state surcharge shall result in defensive driving eligibility restoration.

2. ABC's class fees are non-refundable once a student has attended the scheduled class.

Payment is due upon check-in. Acceptable forms of payments:

Cash
Money order or Cashier's Check
Venmo or Zelle
Card payments (3% service fee)