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Waco Municipal Court’s published Driving Safety Course instructions.

Below are the City of Waco’s current Driving Safety Course instructions. Check the city page again before relying on a fee or deadline.

If you receive a citation for a moving traffic violation, you may be able to prevent it from appearing on your driving record by completing a Driving Safety Course. To qualify for this option:

• You must possess a valid Texas driver's license and current liability insurance;
• Can only be granted for one moving violation on the citation;
• You must not have taken a Driving Safety Course in the past 12 months;
• Could not have been speeding 25 miles or more over the designated speed limit; or
• Could not have been speeding at 95 miles per hour or more; or
• You must enter an appearance on the citation within 10 days from the issuance date of the citation.
• You cannot possess a commerical driver's license.

You may request this option, by mail, online or by appearance in person, before the Municipal Court within 10 calendar days (not 10 working days) from the date you were issued the citation. You must present the following items to the Municipal Court:

1. A plea of “No Contest” and the request to take a Driving Safety Course, either in writing (with your signature), which a space for your written request is provided for your selection on the back of the copy of the citation issued to you, or your appearance in person;
2. A copy of your valid Texas Driver’s License;
3. A copy of proof of current liability insurance - the proof of insurance must be in the name of the person that received the citation.
4. You must submit a $144.00 fee or $169.00 if in a school zone, at the time you request to take the Driving Safety Course.

All of the above items must be presented at the time of the request to take a Driving Safety Course for this option to be granted by the court. You can mail all of the above to:

P. O. Box 2570
Waco, Texas 76702-2570

To ask questions, you may telephone the Municipal Court at (254) 750-5900

If mailing the above items, please be sure to include your name and address so the Order Granting the Driving Safety Course document can be returned to you with the compliance requirements and compliance due date.

After the court grants the Driving Safety Course, you must meet the two following compliance requirements.

1. Take a Driving Safety Course within 90 days from the date the Order Granting the Driving Safety Course from a state certified instructor and return with your signature the certificate designated “Court Copy”. You will receive two certificates after completing the Driving Safety Course and the “Insurance Copy” is not to be returned to the court.
2. Request a certified copy of your driving record from the Driver Records Bureau, Texas Department of Public Safety, P. O. Box 15999, Austin, Texas 78761-5999. This request must be mailed with a $10.00 fee, check or money order, made payable to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Please request the certified copy of your driving record be mailed to you and not to the court so you know the certified copy of your driving record has been received per your request.

The above two items must be returned to the court by your due date (the due date is on your Order Granting the Driving Safety Course document) for the violation to be dismissed and prevented from appearing on your driving record.

• The court links this portal for entering a plea and finding a citation; confirm the DSC option shown for your case.
• Open the Driving Safety Course accordion.

Robinson Municipal Court requires prior approval and both online forms before you take the course.

Submit the request and plea forms before the court date, then wait for approval and pay the court before enrolling.

Hewitt Municipal Court accepts DSC requests in person or by mail and uses the citation's appearance date as the filing deadline.

A mailed request must reach the court by that date, so allow enough delivery time for the complete packet.

McGregor's SpaceX test operations make rocket country literal; DSC requests still run through the Municipal Court on South Madison Street.

Request in person, by certified mail, or by email on or before the appearance date, following the court PDF’s channel-specific checklist.

Lorena's Olde Town and MKT railroad roots sit beside today's I-35 corridor; the citation's court date controls the DSC request.

The notarized application and appropriate fee must be postmarked on or before the court date; the page says no extensions are granted to request DSC.

Bellmead Municipal Court offers in-person, written, and online DSC requests tied to the appearance date on the citation.

Once approved, the case is deferred for 90 days while the driver completes the course and obtains a Type 3A driving record.

Lacy and Lakeview merged in 1953 along a railroad and Chisholm Trail corridor; today one Municipal Court publishes the DSC route.

Request in person, through counsel, or by certified mail before the appearance date and before taking the course.

Riesel began as a cotton-gin and railroad community on Highway 6; its current court still uses a form-and-mail DSC process.

Return the completed, notarized request and payment on or before the appearance date; mailed requests must follow the form’s certified-mail instructions.

China Spring Cougar country follows the court printed on the citation for DSC eligibility, deadlines, and filing instructions.

If the citation names a McLennan County Justice Court, use the county directory to find the correct precinct before requesting DSC.

Woodway Municipal Court provides both an online DSC request and a downloadable request form.

Notify the court on or before the appearance date; the city provides both an online request path and a downloadable request form.

West's Czech bakeries and downtown heritage distinguish the city; its Municipal Court publishes its own DSC terms.

Request approval and pay the published $144 amount before completing the court’s 90-day process.