Defensive Driving Class Orange California CA

Reader’s Question:

I have a friend who has a commercial driver’s license. He recently received a ticket while driving in Orange, California. Can he enroll in a defensive class to remove that ticket from his driving record? I did that before years ago. I have a commercial driver’s license too and enrolled in a defensive class. My ticket was removed after completing said course.

Renee

Orange, CA

For a person to enroll in a defensive driving course, there are certain requirements that must be met like:

• must be approved by the judicial officer or court clerk;
• does not have a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) and;
• traffic violation did not occur while the motorist is using a commercial vehicle.

So, that means your friend cannot enroll in the defensive class to remove his ticket. I assume that the reason why you were able to have your ticker removed by just enrolling in such class (even if you have a CDL) before is because that happened before September 20, 2005. A directive from the Federal Government states that regardless of the type of vehicle used, CDL holders are prohibited to enroll in any defensive class to remove violation on their driving records after September 20, 2005.

You can check with California Department of Vehicles to further get information on defensive driving course or check their website.

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