HOW TO GET YOUR DRIVING RECORD
After you have obtained permission to take defensive driving from the court that issued your ticket, you have (in most cases) 90 days to complete the course. In addition to the defensive driving course completion, you may also be required to obtain a copy of your public Texas driving record which will be turned in with your defensive driving course completion certificate to the court.
Unless you are given special permission, you can only take defensive driving once a year to dismiss a ticket, your driving record will be proof of this.
To order your driving record you can either:
- Order your Driving Record Online through the state website
- Order your Driving Record through the US mail
- Pick up a copy at one of three DPS locations listed below
ORDERING ONLINE
If you have not waited until the last minute, ordering your driving record online may be the easiest way to request a copy. There are several types of driving records, each with slightly different types of information including history, violations, certified, and uncertified, and accidents.
Check with your precinct find out what type they require, most Texas courts require driving record number 3A. The link below will take you to the Texas DPS website where you can order directly.
link: www.texasonline.com
ORDERING BY MAIL
If you do not have a credit or debit card, or if you just feel like being retro, you can order your driving record through regular snail mail. Send your driving record request to:
Texas Department of Public Safety
Driver Records Bureau
P.O. Box 149246
Austin, Texas 78714-9246
Pick up certificate (orange)
Austin:
108 Denson Dr.
Austin, TX 78752-4149
Hours: 8am-5pm, Mon-Fri
Garland:
350 West IH-30
Garland, TX 75043
Hours: 8am-4pm, Mon-Fri
San Antonio:
6502 S. New Braunfels Ave.
San Antonio, TX 78223-3014
Hours: 8am-5pm, Mon-Fri
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