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PDSerrcoivtviiiondnge9rSschool Official Florida Driver’s Handbook • 2014 9.2 – Third Party Tester – DriverThis Section Covers: License Exams• 9.1:Traffic Law Substance Driver license exams (Class E knowledge examination) are now available from pro- Abuse Education Course viders approved by Department of High-• 9.2:Third Party Tester way Safety and Motor Vehicles. The on-• 9.3: Advanced Driver line service is available to students under 18 years of age. Students of all ages may Improvement take the exams with a provider who offers• 9.4: Basic Driver Improvement the exams in an in-person setting. Course An up to date list of approved course• 9.5: Electing to Attend Traffic providers can be found on our web site at http://www.flhsmv.gov/ddl/driving- School courses.html.• 9.6: Florida Licensed DUI 9.3 - Advanced Driver Programs Improvement Courses• 9.7: Mature Driver Insurance If your driver license was suspended in the state of Florida for points or as a ha- Courses bitual traffic offender (non-DUI related), or by court order, you must complete an9.1 - Traffic Law Substance advanced driver improvement course.Abuse Education Course Note: If you hold a Florida driver licenseProviders and receive a ticket for a moving viola-Reasons for Attending Traffic Law and tion in Arizona, the state of Arizona maySubstance Abuse Education withhold adjudication if you complete aIf you have never held a regular driver state-approved advanced driver improve-license in any state, country, or jurisdic- ment course.tion, you must complete a Traffic Lawand Substance Abuse Education course To locate an approved online advancedbefore applying for a Learner’s license in driver improvement course, refer to yourthe state of Florida. The driver education local telephone directory, or contact thecourses offered by some county school course providers listed below.boards may substitute for this require-ment. Please contact your local school An up to date list of approved courseboard for further information. If you are providers can be found on our web siteunder 21 years old and receive a notice of at http://www.flhsmv.gov/ddl/driving-suspension for driving with a BAL of .02 courses.html.to .05, you must complete a Traffic Lawand Substance Abuse Education course 9.4 - Basic Driver Improvementin order to reinstate your driver license Courseson a hardship basis. You must complete a basic driver im-An up to date list of approved course provement course (Traffic Collisionproviders can be found on our web site Avoidance Course) if you want to retainat http://www.flhsmv.gov/ddl/driving- your driver license in the following cir-courses.html. cumstance: • You were a driver in a crash and are 101

Official Florida Driver’s Handbook • 2014 found at fault and someone was if you are eligible to make an elec- transported to the hospital or tion to attend traffic school, check • You had two crashes in a two-year our web site at www.flhsmv.gov. period, which resulted in property Within 30 days from the date you re- damage greater than $500 or ceived the traffic citation and prior to at- • You are convicted of running a red tending class, you must: light or 1. Inform the Clerk of Court in the • You were convicted of passing a county where you received the school bus when it displays a citation that you want to go to traffic stopped signal or school, and • You were convicted of racing on 2. Pay an election fee to the Clerk highway of Court in the county where youIf you receive a ticket for a non-criminal received the citation.moving violation, and you do not hold a You may contact the traffic school ofcommercial driver license, you may elect your choice to register for class. The Flor-to attend a basic driver improvement ida Department of Highway Safety andcourse in lieu of points on your driving Motor Vehicles must approve the course.record. Traffic schools are listed in your localIn some cases, you may choose to attend telephone directory under “driving in-a basic driver improvement course to re- struction” or “traffic schools.” Approvedceive insurance discounts. This discount course providers are also listed below. Tois solely at the discretion of your insur- locate an approved on-line basic driverance company. improvement course, refer to your local telephone directory, or contact the course9.5 - Electing to Attend Traffic providers listed below.School A full list of your options for satisfyingDrivers with a Class A, B, or C license, or your traffic citation is on the back of thedrivers charged with exceeding the speed citation. You are required to choose onelimit by more than 30 mph may not make of the three options within 30 days of re-an election under this subsection. If, as a ceiving the citation.result of a moving violation, you elect to An up to date list of approved courseattend and complete a basic driver im- providers can be found on our web siteprovement course, you will receive the at http://www.flhsmv.gov/ddl/driving-following benefits: courses.html. 9.6 - Florida Licensed DUI 1. Your insurance rates cannot go up Programs and your policy cannot be cancelled You may be required to complete a li- because of this violation, unless this censed DUI program if your license is involved a crash where you were at administratively suspended for unlawful fault. blood or breath alcohol level, if you re- fuse to submit to a breath, blood, or urine 2. Points may not be added to your test, or if you are convicted of driving un- driver license record, adjudication der the influence or possession of a con- of guilt is withheld. You may not trolled substance. make an election under this subsec- tion if you have made this election in the preceding 12 months. A person may make no more than five elections in a lifetime. To determine 102

An up to date list of approved course Official Florida Driver’s Handbook • 2014providers can be found on our web site 9.7 – Mature Driver Insuranceat http://www.flhsmv.gov/ddl/driving- Coursescourses.html. A driving course just for older adults can update drivers on traffic laws and suggest useful ways to adapt driving habits to ac- commodate aging. Some courses even qualify older drivers for a reduction in auto insurance costs. http://www.flhsmv.gov/ddl/mature_dis- count.html 103

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