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Can a driver improvement course take points off my Nebraska license?

If you have fewer than twelve points on your Nebraska record, you may voluntarily take an approved driver improvement course for up to two points off once in five years, as long as you finish before the offense that would put you at twelve. A course you were required to take earns nothing. We haven't confirmed whether an insurer discounts the course or a court dismisses a ticket for it.

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The rule, fact by fact

Who needs it
Fewer than twelve points; enrolling is voluntaryCheck your total with the state before you enroll.
Verified. nebraskalegislature.gov (opens state website) · checked Nov 13, 2026
Rule
Two points off the points assessed within the previous two yearsOnly points assessed in that window count toward the credit.
Same source and date as above
Course hours
At least four hours of instructionThe course must also follow the guidelines the state sets.
Same source and date as above
Valid for
Once within a five-year periodLook back five years before you pay for a second course.
Same source and date as above

How to get it done

  1. Step 1. Check that you have fewer than twelve points. The course counts only if you finish it before the offense that would take you to twelve or more.

  2. Step 2. Pick a driver improvement course of at least four hours that the state approved. If a Nebraska law required you to take a course, finishing it earns no points off.

  3. Step 3. Finish the course. The state then takes two points off the points assessed within the previous two years.

Before you pay

Check that you have fewer than twelve points.

Confirm nothing requires you to take the course. A required course earns no points off.

Confirm the course is one the state has approved and lasts at least four hours.

Count five years back: the points come off only once within a five-year period.

Questions

What if I have only one point?

If you have only one point assessed within the previous two years, the state takes off that one point once it hears that you finished the course.

Who tells the state I finished?

The organization that runs the course sends the notice of completion. Ask the school to confirm it will send it.

Which date do the points carry?

Points are assessed against your record as of the date of the violation for which you were convicted.

What to do next

Check your point total, then read Nebraska law on the driver improvement course and point reduction.

nebraskalegislature.gov

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