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Fort Worth defensive driving and ticket dismissal.

The Stockyards, TCU, the Cultural District, and expanding western suburbs keep Fort Worth's Cowtown identity connected to a modern DFW commute. Fort Worth Municipal Court wants the request within twenty-one calendar days and says not to mail money with it. In TxDOT’s 2024 city crash table, Fort Worth recorded 12,865 crashes, including 106 fatal crashes and 391 suspected-serious-injury crashes. Wait for written approval before paying, ordering a record or starting a course.

Start with the court on your citation.

If the citation names Fort Worth Municipal Court, request DSC within 21 calendar days. Wait for approval before taking the course or ordering your driving record. The court offers online, mail and in-person request routes.

Court checklist

  1. Confirm that the citation names Fort Worth Municipal Court and count 21 calendar days from the citation date.
  2. Use the court's DSC request online, or follow its mail or in-person document list. Do not use ordinary payment as the DSC request, and do not send money with a mailed request.
  3. Wait for written approval, the current amount and the completion instructions before taking the course or ordering your record.

Published court address

1000 Throckmorton Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102
  • Choose the DSC request; ordinary online payment causes a conviction.

If the citation names Arlington Municipal Court, request DSC online, by mail or in person no later than the 30-day appearance date. The court lists $144, or $169 for a school-zone citation, and a 90-day completion package.

Court checklist

  1. Confirm that the citation names Arlington Municipal Court and use the 30-day appearance date.
  2. Submit the guilty or no-contest request, license, insurance in your name and current amount through a court-approved route. Full payment without the DSC option is a conviction.
  3. Within 90 days, submit the TDLR course certificate, certified Type 3A record and signed affidavit.

Published court address

101 S. Mesquite Street
Arlington, TX 76010
  • Use the DSC option when shown; ordinary full payment is a conviction.

If the citation names Benbrook Municipal Court, review the court's DSC request PDF and call before relying on its mail instructions. The PDF gives a 10-calendar-day request, $144 or $169, and a 90-day completion period, while the court page says requests must be made in person.

Court checklist

  1. Confirm that the citation names Benbrook Municipal Court and review the request PDF before the tenth calendar day.
  2. Because the court page and its linked PDF differ about mailing, call 817-249-6083 before relying on the PDF's mail route.
  3. After approval, return the signed court-copy certificate and certified driving record within 90 days.

Published court address

911 Winscott Road
Benbrook, TX 76126
  • The landing page says in person while this linked PDF includes mail; call before mailing.

If the citation names Burleson Municipal Court, request DSC in person, by mail or through the eligible online option within 20 working days. The court currently lists $144 or $169 and requires approval before the course.

Court checklist

  1. Confirm that the citation names Burleson Municipal Court and submit or postmark the request within 20 working days.
  2. Provide the request, license, insurance in your name and current amount. Do not take the course until the court approves the request.
  3. Within 90 days after approval, return the court-copy certificate and Type 3A record.

Published court address

1131 SW Wilshire Blvd.
Burleson, TX 76028
  • Use the DSC request only if the case shows it as eligible.

If the citation names Grand Prairie Municipal Court, request defensive driving by the scheduled appearance date. The court offers an eligible online option or mail request, lists $144 or $169, and gives 90 days from judgment for completion.

Court checklist

  1. Confirm that the citation names Grand Prairie Municipal Court and use its scheduled appearance date.
  2. If the online DSC option appears, use it. Otherwise, mail the guilty or no-contest request, license, insurance in your name and current amount.
  3. Return the course certificate and certified driving record within 90 days from judgment.

Published court address

200 W. Main Street
Grand Prairie, TX 75050
  • Request DSC only if the eligible option appears; ordinary payment is not the request.

If the citation names Haltom City Municipal Court, request DSC in person or by mail by the appearance date, which the court describes as 21 business days. Wait for approval, call for the current fee, and then follow the 90-day completion instructions.

Court checklist

  1. Confirm that the citation names Haltom City Municipal Court and use the appearance date.
  2. Submit the in-person or mail request and call for the current fee. Do not take the course until the court confirms approval.
  3. Within 90 days, submit the required course certificate and Type 3A record.

Published court address

4801 Haltom Road
Haltom City, TX 76117
  • Current court guidance controls over the form's aged TexasOnline wording.

Colleyville and Keller Municipal Courts of Record

Keller ticket-dismissal process

If the citation names Keller Municipal Court, use the current Colleyville and Keller Municipal Courts of Record at the Colleyville Justice Center. Requests may be emailed, mailed or delivered in person; wait for the court's payment instructions.

Court checklist

  1. Confirm that the citation names Keller Municipal Court and use the joint court at 5201 Riverwalk Drive.
  2. Submit the sworn request, photo ID, license and current insurance by email, mail or in person. Do not send payment with the request.
  3. Follow the joint court's payment and completion instructions, including the certified Type 3A record.

Published court address

5201 Riverwalk Drive
Colleyville, TX 76034
  • The court page says to press #177 for a clerk.

If the citation names Mansfield Municipal Court, make the initial DSC request in person by the appearance date. The court lists $144 or $169. Its online document route is only for completion materials after approval.

Court checklist

  1. Confirm that the citation names Mansfield Municipal Court and appear at the court window by the appearance date.
  2. Provide your license, insurance, guilty or no-contest plea, sworn affidavit and current amount. Obtain permission before taking the course.
  3. Within 90 days, submit the certificate and Type 3A record in person or through the after-approval completion route.

Published court address

1200 E. Broad Street
Mansfield, TX 76063
  • Use only after court approval; this is not the initial DSC request.

If the citation names North Richland Hills Municipal Court, review the eligibility page and contact the court before enrolling or paying. The court requires paperwork and a judge's approval before the class but does not publish the current fee, deadline, completion period, mail route or online request on that page.

Court checklist

  1. Confirm that the citation names North Richland Hills Municipal Court.
  2. Review the listed eligibility and excluded offenses, then call or visit the court for the request terms that apply to your case.
  3. Do not enroll, mail documents or pay online based on another court's process. Obtain the court's approval first.

Published court address

4301 City Point Drive
North Richland Hills, TX 76180

If the citation names Saginaw Municipal Court, request DSC in person within 21 business days. The court lists $144, or $169 for speeding in a school zone, and requires the certificate and driving record within 90 days.

Court checklist

  1. Confirm that the citation names Saginaw Municipal Court and appear by the 21-business-day appearance date.
  2. Provide insurance, a noncommercial Texas license and a guilty or no-contest plea, then pay the applicable amount in person.
  3. Submit the approved course certificate and driving record within 90 days. Online payment is not the DSC request.

Published court address

333 W. McLeroy Boulevard
Saginaw, TX 76179

If the citation names a Tarrant County Justice of the Peace, use the exact precinct printed on it. The county lists eight separate Justice Courts; contact only the named court before paying or enrolling.

Court checklist

  1. Read the exact Justice precinct printed on the citation.
  2. Use the county directory to open only that named office and contact it before paying or enrolling.
  3. Ask that exact court for its current DSC eligibility, amount, request deadline and completion terms. Do not choose a precinct from your city, address or the nearest courthouse.
  • Use the exact precinct printed on the citation; the operator does not assign a filed case from your address.

If the citation names White Settlement Municipal Court, make the initial appearance within 20 business days and use the official DSC form by the court date. The form allows postmark or in-person delivery and gives a 90-day period. Confirm the current fee and full document list with the court.

Court checklist

  1. Confirm that the citation names White Settlement Municipal Court and use its initial court date within the 20-business-day appearance period.
  2. Complete the guilty or no-contest request and notarized affidavit, then submit it in person or by postmark as the form directs.
  3. Wait for the approval packet, expected in two to three weeks, and complete the court's 90-day terms. The form says no extensions.

Published court address

214 Meadow Park Drive
White Settlement, TX 76108
  • Confirm the current fee and full required-items checklist with the court.

After the court says yes

Use the approval and due date the court gives you.

TexDDS provides the TDLR-licensed six-hour online course. The court named on the citation controls eligibility, acceptance, fees, and the final completion packet.

No separate $3 materials fee: HB 3012 removed the prior separate materials/admin fee language effective September 1, 2025, and TexDDS charges no electronic delivery fee. Read the fee update.

Related regional guide: Dallas, Collin and Denton-area courts

Provider: Texas Defensive Driving School, TDLR license CP411

View the $25 course