Texas · El Paso
Defensive driving in El Paso: what the court asks for
Got a ticket from El Paso police? The El Paso Municipal Court handles it. You ask the court first. If it says yes, you take a 6-hour driving safety course and turn in your papers by the court’s deadline. The course is online and costs $25. The table below is what this court says on its own site.
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Approved statewide · TDLR License CP994
El Paso Municipal Court
Phone: (915) 212-0215
Deadline, address, papers: in the court table below
Court first. Course second.
From the court’s own site
How the El Paso court handles defensive driving
| What to know | El Paso Municipal Court |
|---|---|
| Court address | 810 E. Overland, El Paso, TX 79901 |
| Phone | 915-212-0215 |
| How to ask | At your scheduled court hearing, online, by mail, or in person at a court office. |
| Deadline to ask | Before your scheduled court hearing, or before the judge on your day in court. |
| What the court charges | Not printed on the court's driving safety course page. The court tells you what to pay. |
| Time to finish | 90 days. |
| What to turn in | A 3A certified driving record from the Texas DPS, the TDLR Court Copy of your certificate, and a copy of your car insurance. |
| How to turn it in | By mail or in person. |
- Also on the El Paso court’s page
- If you do not qualify by right, you ask the judge at your hearing. The court says it is then the judge's decision.
- The court says it does not endorse any driving safety school.
Check your citation
Is the El Paso municipal court your court?
Only if El Paso police wrote the ticket. A ticket from a sheriff’s deputy, a constable or a state trooper usually goes to a El Paso County Justice of the Peace court. Those courts have their own steps and amounts. The court named on your citation is the one to ask.
Texas law (Tex. Code Crim. Proc. arts. 45A.351–.353) sets who can take the course at all. Run the 30-second eligibility check, or read how Texas ticket dismissal works, start to finish.
After the court says yes
The course: 6 hours online, $25
TDLR-approved, for use statewide.
$25 is the lowest price Texas law allows any school to charge, and nothing is added at checkout. Eleven short units, each with a two-question quiz you can retake free. There is no final exam. We email your certificate the moment you finish and file your completion with the TDLR within 48 hours. You sign the certificate and get it to the court by your deadline.
El Paso questions, answered
El Paso defensive driving FAQ
Can I take defensive driving online for a ticket in El Paso?
Texas lets you take the course online, and ours is approved by the TDLR (License CP994). You ask the court first. The El Paso Municipal Court decides whether you may take it for your ticket.
How do I request defensive driving in El Paso?
At your scheduled court hearing, online, by mail, or in person at a court office. Mind the deadline: before your scheduled court hearing, or before the judge on your day in court.
How much does the El Paso court charge?
The El Paso Municipal Court does not print an amount on its driving safety course page. It says you pay court costs, and it tells you the amount. That money goes to the court. Our course is $25, paid to us, with nothing added.
Does the El Paso Municipal Court recommend a defensive driving school?
No. The court says it does not endorse any driving safety school. Any course approved by the TDLR works; ours is License CP994. What the court does ask for is the TDLR Court Copy of your certificate, a 3A certified driving record from the Texas DPS and a copy of your car insurance, by mail or in person, within 90 days.
My ticket is not from El Paso police. Is this my court?
Maybe not. A ticket from a sheriff's deputy, a constable or a state trooper usually goes to a Justice of the Peace court in El Paso County. Those courts have their own steps. The court named on your citation is the one to ask.
Other Texas cities: Houston · San Antonio · Dallas · Fort Worth · Austin.
Court said yes? The rest takes 6 hours.
$25 total — the lowest price Texas law allows, with nothing added at checkout. 100% online, instant certificate, free quiz retakes.
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