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How to choose a California traffic school.

Get permission from your court first. Then pick a school from the California DMV’s traffic school list that is licensed for the type of instruction you want, is taking enrollments, and can explain how and when it reports your completion. Compare its total fee, which is separate from what you pay the court. California law lets you choose the school you attend (Vehicle Code section 42005(d)).

Our online course is not yet available.

California Licensing Education holds temporary DMV license E1008, but it is not taking enrollments and official completion reporting is closed. To complete traffic school now, choose a school from the California DMV’s traffic school list. We don’t rank, recommend or compare other schools.

Seven checks before you pay a traffic school

  1. 1. Confirm your court allows traffic school, and note the deadline.

    The court decides, not DMV or the school. California Courts says your court notice should say whether you can go to traffic school, and “The court will give you a deadline to finish” (California Courts: Traffic school). Some tickets don’t qualify, and a clerk can’t grant traffic school in several situations listed in rule 4.104. If you went to traffic school before, use the 18-month date calculator to compare the violation dates. Your court’s own instructions come first; see the court directory and court guide.

  2. 2. Find the school on DMV’s traffic school list.

    DMV says you can use its list to find a traffic school, and that “You cannot attend or register for traffic schools through our website. Contact the traffic school to register.” Search by license number or business name, then match the school’s name, license number, address and phone with what the school shows on its website (DMV: Traffic school list). The court must give you DMV’s current list of licensed schools when it orders or permits traffic school (VC 42005(d)). See how to verify a school’s license step by step.

  3. 3. Match the type of instruction: Internet, classroom or home study.

    DMV’s lookup asks you to select a “Type of Instruction.” A school’s listing for one type doesn’t cover another, so check that the school is listed for the way you plan to take the course. Every course follows DMV’s OL 613 standard: at least 42,500 words for an internet course or 340 minutes for a classroom course, plus at least 60 minutes for a final test of at least 25 questions with a 70% passing score. An online course isn’t a shorter or easier course; see how long traffic school takes.

  4. 4. Ask how and when the school reports your completion.

    Schools report completions through DMV’s Traffic Violator Course Completion (TVCC) database. DMV says schools “can add course completions to the database, and they will be available to the designated courts a day after they are submitted” (DMV: Traffic Violator School). DMV’s handbook adds, “You will also get a completion receipt” (DMV handbook). Ask the school what case details it needs from you, when it submits after you pass, and how you get your receipt. Then check your case with the court. See how completion reaches the court.

  5. 5. Compare the school’s total fee, separately from court charges.

    You pay the court and the school separately. California Courts says to “Pay the court and a traffic school fee” and then sign up for a school from DMV’s list (California Courts). A school that discusses enrollment with you must tell you the total fee for the course, the forms of payment it accepts and any fees for canceling or rescheduling a class (13 CCR 345.50(d)(10)). What it charges you can’t exceed the fee it advertised or represented when you enrolled (VC 11212(a)(8)). Ask what is required and what is optional, and see what traffic school costs.

  6. 6. Check the course language, accessibility and support.

    DMV’s list shows the language each school is listed for. Ask the school before you pay how its course works with the tools you use, such as a screen reader, keyboard-only navigation, captions for any video, or larger text, and how to request an accommodation. For an internet course, a licensed instructor must answer a course question within 24 hours (13 CCR 345.31(g)(4)(A)), and a school must post its business hours on its website (VC 11202(a)(2)). If an internet course is interrupted and won’t be available for completion within five business days, the school must refund the course fee (13 CCR 345.35(b)(7)).

  7. 7. Make sure the school is taking enrollments in time for your deadline.

    A license doesn’t mean a course is open today. A school that can’t accommodate you must refer you to DMV’s list rather than to a specific school (13 CCR 345.50(d)(5)). Leave time to read, take the final test and allow for reporting before the court’s date.

Claims and warning signs to be careful about

Questions to ask a school before you pay

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Where does California Licensing Education fit?

California Licensing Education is a private traffic violator school in Ventura, California. It was issued temporary DMV license E1008 on October 16, 2026, and DMV’s directory lists it for Internet instruction in English. Our online course is not yet available, so we are not one of your options today. Read our license details (also under Licenses in the menu) and check the current record on DMV’s list.

Do you recommend a particular school?

No. We don’t rank, recommend or compare other schools. Use DMV’s traffic school list, which is the current record.

Can reading this guide count as traffic school?

No. Only a licensed school’s course, completed and reported as described above, counts. This guide doesn’t produce a completion or send anything to a court.

Is this the DMV’s website?

No. We are a private provider, not affiliated with or endorsed by the California DMV.

Sources

Reviewed . Confirm eligibility and deadlines with your court and a school’s current record with DMV.