Traffic Safety Institute at State College of Florida

Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles approved a 12-hour course using primarily didactic method of instruction to satisfy statutory requirements for first offense of DUI, DUBAL, Refusal, DUI reduced to RECKLESS DRIVING if substance abuse related, Boating under the Influence (if court required), and/or related arrests/convictions requiring course attendance in an alcohol/substance abuse education program. The program includes required psychosocial evaluation to determine risk(s) for future substance abuse problems. Referral to licensed substance abuse treatment programs will be made for persons meeting the criteria for mandatory referral. *Includes all Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) approved fees. Please note it may take 60-90 minutes to complete the registration process.

Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles approved 21-hour course using primarily a group method of instruction dealing with the special problems of the multiple offender. The required course of attendance for a person with second or subsequent lifetime offenses of the following: DUI, DUBAL, Refusal, DUI reduced to RECKLESS DRIVING if substance abuse related, Boating under the Influence (if court required), and/or related arrests/convictions requiring course attendance in an alcohol/substance abuse education program and persons who have already completed a level one DUI program. The program includes required psychosocial evaluation to determine risk(s) for future substance abuse problems. Referral to licensed substance abuse treatment programs will be made for persons meeting the criteria for mandatory referral. *Includes all Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) approved fees. Please note it may take 60-90 minutes to complete the registration process.

To assist DUI, habitual traffic, and other offenders in changing their driving behavior patterns. The Victim Panel is designed to modify driver behavior by educating and introducing the driver to the realities of how irresponsible driving impacts the community, victims and their families, and the driver’s own family. The DUI Victim Program MAY BE COURT ORDERED for DUI, Reckless Driving (with or without Substance involvement), Habitual Traffic Offenders, and others. The DUI Victim Panel fulfills the requirements for court orders that refer to the Victim Impact Panel. Fee: $30.00

A Voluntary Restricted License program under Florida Statute 322.292 Purpose: Supervision of 5-year, 10-year, and permanent license revocations eligible for a business or employment purpose only license. Required by DHSMV for restricted licenses, during revocation periods. Strictly a voluntary program. Goal: To help ensure the individual with the revoked license, who has made significant lifestyle changes, will comply with Florida Statute 322.271, if found to be trustworthy enough to be granted the privilege of a restricted license.

For people who have received a traffic ticket for a moving violation or are required to take a four-hour Traffic Collision Avoidance Course. Fee: $30.00

For individuals who have had their driver’s license suspended for too many points or have been court-ordered to attend a long-term traffic school. Fee: $79.00

The goal of the insurance discount class is to help mature drivers within the state of Florida maintain their safe and defensive driving skills, obtain auto insurance discounts, understand their abilities, and learn techniques to compensate for changes. Also provides defensive driving training for court-ordered seniors. Once completed, you will be eligible for a mandatory insurance discount good for 3 years (Florida Statute 627.0652). Fee: $19.95

This driver improvement class is four hours of classroom instruction for individuals who have been required by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to attend a Red Light Safety Course to maintain or reinstate their driving privileges.

Florida Statute 322.0261 Driver improvement course requirement to maintain driving privileges failure to complete department approval of course. –(3) The department shall identify any operator convicted of, or who pleaded nolo contendere to, a second violation of Florida Statue. 316.074(1) or Florida Statute. 316.075(1)(c)1., which violation occurred within 12 months after the first violation, and shall require that operator, in addition to other applicable penalties, to attend a department-approved driver improvement course in order to maintain driving privileges. If the operator fails to complete the course within 90 days after receiving notice from the department, the operator’s driver license shall be canceled by the department until the course is successfully completed.